ATLAS Talk: A Conversation on Perspectives

A Conversation on Perspectives on Race, Racism, Anti-colonialism and Decolonization in the Global Context

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University of Maryland's Bahá'í Chair for World Peace, the Department of African American and Africana Studies, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and The Anti-Black Racism Initiative co-sponsor a discussion featuring presentations by Professor Olufemi Taiwo (Cornell University) and Professor Jean-Michel Mabeko-Tali (Howard University). Professor Taiwo will explore "Against Decolonization: Africa's Place in the Global Circuit of Ideas," while Professor Mabeko-Tali will discuss "British Magna Carta vs. Mali Empire's Manden Kouroukan Fouga Charter: Comparing Historical Visions of Human Rights." The conversation will be moderated by Professor John E. Drabinski of the University of Maryland, College Park, and will conclude with a panel discussion and audience Q&A.