Africa

Celebrating Excellence – Medical Students for Africa

George Newcomb — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:28:52 +0000

DC Black Pride Annual Memorial Day Weekend

News Release — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:48:34 +0000

Since 1991, DC Black Pride (DCBP) has been held annually during Memorial Day Weekend in our nation’s capital — Washington, D.C. Year after year, more than 50,000 men and women from all over the world attend DCBP and experience the…

Homestory Deutschland: Black Biographies in Historical and Present Times Exhibition at Howard University

News Release — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:02:20 +0000

Enlarge image (© GIC) Designed by the Initiative of Black People in Germany (Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland), Homestory Deutschland is a collective self-portrait that gives voice to the complex and varied histories of black people from the past three…

David Hollenbach to Discuss Humanitarian Crises and People Displaced by War

News Release — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:39:31 +0000

Theologian and human-rights scholar David Hollenbach will discuss humanitarian crises and the responsibilities of nations and organizations to assist people displaced by war, in the annual Maguire lecture at the Library of Congress on Jan. 26. Hollenbach holds the Cary…

Conversations with African Poets & Writers: Lemn Sissay

News Release — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:27:46 +0000

Monday, July 6, 12:00 Noon Ethiopian poet Lemn Sissay will read selections from his work and participate in a moderated discussion with Fentahun Tiruneh, Reference Specialist in the African and Middle Eastern Division. This event is free and open to…