SUNDAY JUNE 9, 5-6:30PM – “WOMEN AS LEADERS: UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORICAL ROLE OF AFRICAN WOMEN” – CANCELLED SATURDAY JUNE 15, 5–6:30PM - “LISBON AND THE EUROPEAN SLAVE TRADE” - DR. ANA MONTEIRO FERREIRA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, EASTERN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. DR. FERREIRA, A NATIVE OF PORTUGAL AND MEMBER OF THE AFROCENTRIC SCHOOL, RECEIVED HER DOCTORATE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES FROM TEMPLE UNIVERSITY. SHE WILL DISCUSS HOW PORTUGAL INITIATED THE EUROPEAN SLAVE TRADE AND CONTRIBUTED TO AN ERA OF IMPERIAL EXPANSION INTO AFRICA. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS THOUGHT-PROVOKING ANALYSIS ON THE ORIGINS OF THE TRADE AND RESULTING EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS. THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SEATING IS LIMITED. ONLINE REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED. Molefi Kete Asante Institute 5535 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144 (215) 882-9200 mkainstitute
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