The following is a statement by faculty at the department of sociology at Columbia University. (1/16)

I shed many tears as I read this beautiful essay by #EdwidgeDanticat she is always an exemplar of writing with your whole heart 🙏🏾 The Haiti That Still Dreams | The New Yorker newyorker.com/culture/essay/…

🌍 On Black women-led climate leadership and eco-womanism, my first for Vogue Magazine this Earth Day ✨

Failing to recognize Black women as climate leaders isn’t just a moral dilemma. It is a poor strategic decision for all of us to win on climate.

vogue.com/article/wawa-g…

TODAY at noon, join us if you are in the DC area!

⏳ Don't wait until the last minute! ⏳

EdTech companies the time is now to apply for the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship.

Fellows benefits include:
✅Tailored technical and business support
✅Regulatory guidance
✅Strategic partnerships
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Edinburgh weather cooperating for our CAS Edinburgh CeSeR conference on security in Africa (starting today!). Suggest attendees find time to take 2 min walk south of conference venue to see stunning Meadows in full bloom.

It's one thing to take the time to read a book; it's another thing to take it upon yourself to write a book review. Shoutout to Dr. Zimife Umeh at GWU Sociology who wrote a 2-pg review in Sociology of Race & Ethnicity of my book #InvisibleMothers published by University of California Press !!

doi-org.unh-proxy01.newhaven.edu/10.1177/233264…

Steve Biko’s tombstone has been vandalised/desecrated.
The two bronze fists were found at a scrapyard.
They had been sold for R190.
(The Citizen report)

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We are excited to announce the moderator for the upcoming Friday event, #AletanaAjulo who works at the ANU National Security College.

Thanks to the ARISE initiative of ourANU for the sponsorship.

If you haven't signed up for the event, please do so ASAP👇🏿
#ANU #Africa #Women

With the incredible rise of #AI comes real potential to give every expectant mother access to high-quality care.

#MozillaAwardee Min’enhle Ncube works to uncover the challenges posed by biased datasets in the delivery of quality care to pregnant people. mzl.la/3WgEtGW

Heartfelt congratulations to our alumni Doctoral Fellow Min'enhle Ncube on winning the Mozilla Africa Mradi Research Grant to continue research on maternal health & AI in #Zambia investigating the challenges & dangers posed by biased datasets. | Carnegie Corporation of New York

Looking back at African Book Fair 2023 as we dot the 'i's for the 2024 edition.
Thank you BRITTLE PAPER for the coverage
brittlepaper.com/2023/08/10000-…

Where is the African ‘land of opportunity’ and how can businesses have an impact? The Black in Business Club hosted ‘In Focus: Amplifying Africa’s Growth Story' earlier this month. Read the insights from the event on our blog: bit.ly/3W6bh5D

#Africa #Development

Ungana na Togolani Mavura, Aidan Eyakuze, fatma karume aka Shangazi na Thomas J. Kibwana siku ya Ijumaa, Aprili 26, 2024, kuanzia saa kumi mpaka kumi na moja jioni katika mjadala wa miaka 60 ya Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar utakaofanyika X space.

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Ungana nasi Ijumaa, Aprili 26, 2024, kuanzia saa kumi mpaka kumi na moja jioni tujadili miaka 60 ya Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar, X spaces.

Togolani Mavura Aidan Eyakuze fatma karume aka Shangazi Thomas J. Kibwana The Chanzo

Now available, Sixty Miles Upriver by Richard E. Ocejo presents an unvarnished portrait of gentrification in an underprivileged, majority-minority small city.

Learn more about this intimate exploration and order your copy: hubs.ly/Q02sBSf50

We're sending a special congratulations to Nigerian academic Olutayo Adesina (Professor Olutayo Charles Adesina) who has been awarded one of eight Global Professorships, worth over $1 million USD by the British Academy!

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LEVERAGING TECH TO BOOST TRADE

'Africa’s supply chains are currently broken because of a lack of data transparency. Our vision is to transform the value chain from pen and paper to technology, digitising it from the point of production to when goods reach a consumer' Iain Usiri

As police and admins punish Yale students for their refusal to obey rules that silence their dissent to genocide, we teach life.
Hala Alyan, Robin D.G. Kelley, and Natalie Diaz in conversation in New Haven this Friday.
Register : bit.ly/weteachlife2024