I AM AFRICANA Conference: With Keynote Speaker and Africana Studies Alumna, Guggenheim Fellow Ja’Tovia Gary

The Department of Africana Studies at Brooklyn College presents the “I AM AFRICANA Conference.” Join us as we celebrate Africana Studies at Brooklyn College and welcome our keynote speaker, Africana Studies alumna and Guggenheim Fellow, Ja’Tovia Gary.

The conference is designed to provide prospective and current students a greater insight into the past, present, and future of Africana Studies. This student-centered event will highlight the ideas that have shaped the Africana Studies Department, the work of our current Africana students, our faculty and their courses, and the accomplishments of our remarkable alumni.

The conference runs from 9:30 a.m. – 4:55 p.m. in the Student Center and Woody Tanger Auditorium. 

The keynote presentation with Ja’Tovia Gary, “The Courage to Create,” is from 3:40 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. in the  Woody Tanger Auditorium.

For more information, please contact professors Dale Byam at DaleB@brooklyn.cuny.edu, or Aleah N. Ranjitsingh at Aleah.Ranjitsingh03@brooklyn.cuny.edu