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View Recording of "Experiences of Africans Escaping Ukraine"
A conversation with activists in Poland who spoke about their experiences and the experiences of Africans and other people of color, who escaped the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Go to Event Page and View RecordingView Recording of Women’s Empowerment Lab
Howard University, the International Trade Centre, the U.S. Embassy in Accra, Ghana, the State Department’s Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER) hosted the Women’s Empowerment Lab on March 15, 2022 to discuss the opportunities for and tools to support Intra-African and Transatlantic Trade through AfCFTA and AGOA.
Celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, with remarks from the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, the Executive Director of ITC, and Howard University Provost, among others.
Go to Event Page2022 CABA Winners
The 2022 Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) Winners have been announced!
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Books and Publications by Faculty, Alumni and Graduate Students
African Languages
HU has the largest number of students studying African languages in the United States! Check out the courses at HU, study abroad programs and the HU African Language Summer Institute, teaching Amharic, Arabic, Somali, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba and Zulu.
Learn more about our programsYoung Africans Building a Better World
This gallery "Young Africans Building a Better World" features creative, talented Africans from various countries who are working to create a just, inclusive, and sustainable world.
Go to GalleryGlobal Read Webinars
Join our Outreach Team for the Global Read Webinar Series - Africana Book Award Webinars! Each webinar recording features a presentation by an award-winning author with discussion on how to incorporate multicultural literature into the classroom.
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