Abubakri II’s Voyage with CR Gibbs
POH talks with CR Gibbs about Abubakri II’s Voyage and why he thinks there is so much interest in the explorer and his journeys.
Health/COVID-19
Test Your COVID IQ!
NIOSH-approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators (The US certifies N95s, while China approves KN95s)
African Studies
Online
ASA Restoration Project in Luxor Egypt (KMT) and launching of the “Egypt on the Potomac”
Tours
Anthony Browder and Atlantis Browder
APPEAL Inc
Sat, Apr 01, 11a
Boston/Hybrid on ZOOM
Harvard University
Spring 2023 African Studies Workshop Schedule
1280 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd Floor, Seminar Room
March 27: Lina Benabdallah (Wake Forest University)
Presenting: Nostalgia and Selving in Heritage Conservation: Suakin Island in Erdogan’s Ottoman Imaginary
April 3: Amina Mama (University of California, Davis)
Presenting: Feminism and the Challenges of Neocolonialism
April 10: Paul Clarke (Harvard University)
Presenting: Securing a Future, Escaping Policing: Labor and Risk in South Africa's Private Security Industry
April 17: Panashe Chigumadzi (Harvard University)
Presenting: The ANC's Long Civil Rights Tradition
Mons, 4p-6p
Exhibit
The Human Vibe: Patterned Portraits and Color
by Jimmy James Greene
The Art League
105 North Union Street
Opening Fri, Mar 10, 6p
now to Sun, Apr 2
Art
Baltimore
Community Day: The Culture
Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Dr
Sun, Apr 16, 1p-5p
The Human Vibe: Patterned Portraits and Color
by Jimmy James Greene
The Art League
105 North Union Street
Opening Fri, Mar 10, 6p
now to Sun, Apr 2
Boston
MFA Boston
Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina
now to Sun, Jul 9
Chicago
Diaspora Stories: Selections from the CCH Pounder Collection
DuSable Museum
740 E. 56th Place
Sun, Jul 16, $
Awards
Boston
The 33rd Annual Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston, MA
Apr 8, 9a-12p, $
Books
Online
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Hueman Books
Sat, Apr 22, 3p-4p, $25
Each ticket includes a copy of the book Diva 2.0: 12 Life Lesson From Me To You
Business
Conscious Capitalism
Conference
The Society of the First African Families of English America
Annual Conference
Museum of the American Revolution
101 South Third Street
Philadelphia, PA
Sat, Apr 15
Current Events
How Sex Changed the Internet, and the Internet Changed Sex
Woodhull Freedom Foundation
Thu, Apr 13, 3p
How a Guaranteed Income Pilot Program is Helping Some in Gary, Indiana
PBS NewsHour
The 5 Reasons Why The "United States Of AFRICA" May Fail
Election 2022
How Close Were House Races? A Few Thousand Votes Could Have Swung Control
Environment
Chicago Southland Green Drinks
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
1661Cedar Road
Homewood, IL
Mar 30, 6p
Gary, IN
Brown Faces Green Spaces
Earth, Health, and Mental Wellness
Marquette Park
Sat, Apr 15
Exhibits
Macon, GA
Tyler Perry Exhibition
Tubman Museum
310 Cherry Street
Now until Feb 2025
Philadelphia
Pool: A Social History of Segregation?
The Fairmount Water Works
640 Water Works Drive
Philadelphia, PA
World Water Day, Mar 22-Sep 30th, free
Festivals
Abuja
Yoruba Cultural Festival
Mini Stadium, Area 10,
Apr 29-May 1, 9a-10p Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival
Sun, May 5-Tue, May 14
Gary, IN
Gary Air Show
Marquette Park @ Lake Michigan
Sat, Aug 5 and Sun, Aug 6
Film
Newark
The Newark LGBTQ Film Festival
Newark Museum of Art
49 Washington St
Fri, Apr 14-Sun, Apr 16, $
A United Kingdom (released Nov 26)
History vs. Hollywood Findings
Health
Bakau, Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
Walk4Health-The Gambia
Every Sat, 7:30a
Independence Stadium
History
Washington, DC
The 49th Annual DC History Conference
DC Public Library and HumanitiesDC
DC History Center
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
9th and G Streets, NW
Thu, Mar 23-Sat, Mar 25
Metro Chicago
Hike the Freedom Trail
Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project
Beaubien Woods boat launch, bus and moderate walking
Sat, Apr 29, 1p-3:30p
Contact: Tom Shepherd, tomshepherd2001@yahoo.com, 773-370-3305
Human Diversity
A Monk Who Wears Heels - NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Best African Dads In The World: Meet The Aka Pygmy Fathers
4 African Cultural Traditions Travelers Can Participate In- Wodaabe Warriors
