Brodigan Award, Update from Yinka Taiwo-Peters.

Below is a short update from Yinka Taiwo-Peters on the work she carried out with the Brodigan Award she received in 2012. Her work is continuing on with a Pioneer Grant from Selfless4Africa for Photopower Nigeria, the continuation of Hope for Gishiri. More details can be found on her blog.   Over the summer, I…

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African Feminisms, March 1, 2013

African Feminisms The African Studies cluster symposium March 1st, 2013, Allbritton 311 1:30pm: Welcome remarks 1:40pm: Ousseina Alidou, Associate Professor, Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures, and Director of the Center for African Studies, Rutgers University. “African Muslim Women’s Agency, Leadership and Contribution to Social Change.” Followed by ten minutes…

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African Student Association’s Ariya + Wesleyan World Food Fair

Two great events last Saturday 1. The Wesleyan World Food Fair, which featured Ugali with Sukuma Wiki at the Shofco table. 2. The African Student Association’s Ariya Saturday night, the African Student Association had their annual cultural celebration. This year it was titled: “Ariya: The Beats of Africa”. One of many highlights from the program…

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