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News
April 14–17, 2025- Fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
The fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States, from 14 to 17 April 2025, with the theme: Africa and people of African descent: United for reparatory justice in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
February 14, 2025 - The Revue des Colonies: Diasporic Networks and the Struggle for Abolition
CBESA Postdoctoral scholar, Jessica Balguy, presented a paper at this colloqium highlighting the first French periodical directed by people of color.
December 6-7, 2024 - Palabre/s en mode marron
Artist Bintou Dembélé presents Palabre/s en mode marron, a gathering of artists, academics, activists, and more with connections to Paris and the French West Indies.
Pre-Order Decolonial Sweden on November 25th, 2024
Decolonial Sweden exposes the social and political relevance of European colonialism to Sweden and its place in the world.
Curated by CBESA
We Were Here: The Untold Story of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
March 28, 2025, McConomy Auditorium
