Margarita Guillory, a professor of religion at Boston University, lectures about African-American contributions to Boston’s spiritualist movement Thursday. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF ...

Diplomacy in Action: Insights from Ambassador Tete Antonio. Join us for the second installment of the Africa Impact Lecture Series, a forum dedicated to amplifying the voices of impactful leaders from ...

One of the nation’s leading scholars of young African-American men, Waldo Johnson, Jr.,Associate Professor in the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, will discuss black ...

Emily DailyStaff WriterOn Valentine?s Day around 30 people gathered to hear a well-known historian and research specialist give a lecture and slide presentation on the impact and presence of people of ...

African studies scholar Edmond J. Keller spoke on U.S.-Africa relations in light of globalization and human security challenges yesterday in the Alumnae Lounge. Keller is a professor of political ...

Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao, a former Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United Nations, has taken parliaments in Africa to task for not doing much to hold the executive arms ...

Achille Mbembe, a professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, said "studying Africa is a compelling, exhilarating and a perplexing task" in a lecture ...

Professor Siba N'Zatioula Grovogui presented the Africa Day lecture in Conakry at the weekend. He said Africa's youth should take charge of shaping the continent's future. Grovogui said Africa had the ...

Inaugurated in 2005, the Darryl G. Behrman Lectureship on Africa Policy was funded by members of the Behrman family in memory of Darryl G. Behrman, who came to the United States from South Africa. He ...

President of South Africa Jacob Zuma discussed the rise of Africa at a lecture on Sunday, saying that Africa has come a long way in terms of establishing peace and democracy. Zuma noted that while ...

ACCRA, Ghana — An American president who has “the blood of Africa within me” praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors Saturday, asserting forces of tyranny and corruption must yield if ...

Malawi's former president Joyce Banda (front) arrives at the Abuja International Conference Centre, venue of Nigeria's centenary celebration, February 27, 2014. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde By Adaobi ...