Africa Day Open Forum
Africa Day Open Forum at the Howard University
Theme: “Re-Shaping a New US-Africa Policy and the Role of HBCUs”
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Ralph J. Bunche International Center, Howard University
PARTNERS
Center for African Studies, Howard University
The African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Constituency for Africa
AGENDA
Moderator:
Dr Bob Wekesa, Deputy Director, African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Welcome and Opening Remarks:
Wheeler Winstead, Assistant Director, Center for African Studies, Howard University
Reflections on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the OAU/AU:
Dr Ron Daniels, President, Institute of Black World 21st Century, USA
Prof Ezrah Aharone, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Global Africa, Delaware State University
Africans and African Americans Experiences: Convergences and Divergences:
Mr Deogratias Kawunde, Programming Specialist for the District of Columbia, and Civic Organizer, New African Diaspora, USA
African Diaspora and Africa-U.S. Foreign Policy:
Mr Bobby King III, Board Member, The International Association of Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA), USA
Prof Gilbert Khadiagala, Director, African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
The Role of Universities and Think Tanks in Africa-US Relations:
Mr. Adam Clayton Powell III, Director, Africa – U.S. Initiative, University of Southern California, USA
Dr Wheeler Winstead, Center for African Studies, Howard University, USA
Deconstructing Africa and African American terms and concepts:
Prof Krista Johnson, Director, Center for African Studies, Howard University, USA
Dr Bob Wekesa, Deputy Director, African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Diaspora Youth Exchanges: The case of the Payne International Development Fellowship:
Ms Eurica Huggins Axum, Director, Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program, Howard University, USA
Keynote Speech:
Mr Melvin P. Foote, Founder and President, Constituency for Africa (CFA), USA