Announcements

San Diego State University Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon
"Living The Legacy"

Friday, January 22, 2010
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Montezuma Hall, (Aztec Center)

We encourage you to be a sponsor of the event by donating $400, which include 10 tickets, recognition in the program booklet.

Individual Tickets are $25 per person and Table purchases are $250.

Reservation deadline to reserve your table is January 8, 2010.
Deadline for inclusion in the program is December 10, 2009.
Deadline to purchase tickets is January 14, 2010.

Contact Mrs. LaShae Collins at 594-5341, if you have any questions.

We will present the "Unsung Hero" award. Nominations for the "Unsung Hero" award should be sent to Dr. Shirley Weber, MC 6032 by November 30, 2009.

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Malcolm X Library Course

African American Cultural Exposure: A Legacy of Resistance and Resilience
Africana Studies 423 Black Nationalism.

Session 12 Thursday Nights 6:00pm - 8:00pm beginning September 3rd - December 10, 2009.

Introduction
Black Nationalism in Africa, the African Diaspora and the United States, with an emphasis on comparative analysis of the thought and writings of leading Nationalist ( and Pan-Africanist) thinkers and theorists, such as W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Amine Cesaire, Franz Fanon, Kwame Nkrumah, Maolcom X, Molefi Asante, and others.

Course Outline

Course Syllabus and Outline (.pdf)

Weeks 1,2- Introduction

Weeks 3,4,5 - Africa (Historical Overview, 19th Century and 20th Century)

Weeks 6,7,8,9,10 -U.S. (Historical Overview, Revolutionary period, colonization, 20th Century, Black Power/Civil Rights )

Weeks 11,12,13 - Diaspora (Historical Overview, 18/19 Century and 20th Century)

Weeks 14,15 - Contemporary Issues (Panel Discussions, Outside speakers) Liberia, African Union, African Congress, NCOBRA, AAPRA, PAA of America, etc.

Course Readings*

Fisher:
The Impact of Black Nationalist Ideology on American Jazz Music
About the Song and the Brothers Who Wrote It
Black Music of Two Worlds

Merritt:
Palmares: An African State in Brazil
Quilombo Cafundo: Today's Cultural Resistance in Brazil
Haitian Revolution
Caribbean Black Power

Nesbitt:
Race to Sanction - By Any Means Necessary
Race to Sanction - It's Nation Time

Reddick:
Black Nationalism -The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Black Empowerment
Black Women and Black Power

Toombs:
Foundations: Slavery and Abolitionism
Justice or Emigration

Weber:
Conservation of Races
The Alain-Locke - W.E.B. DuBois Debate
African American History and Culture

College Credit: Can receive 3 units of credit by contacting the Africana Studies Department

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