Voices of Early West African Muslims in the U.S.

K-12 Teaching Resources - Articles, Bibliographies & Videos

K-12 Teaching Resources - Lesson Plans

K-12 Teaching Resources

Read Africa

Mwalimu Teaching Community

Trans-Atlantic Memories: Senegal’s Hip-Hop Griots and the Black Radical Tradition

By Kimberly Monroe

In this essay, Kimberly Monroe, assistant professor of global affairs at Trinity Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a 2020 participant in CAORC’s faculty development seminar to Senegal, reflects on her personal and professional journey to West Africa and the deep musical and cultural traditions that live on in Senegal's contemporary artists.

Professional Development

K - 12 Outreach Library

Dr. Krista Johnson receives a UMBC Inclusion Imperative Fellowship

Dr. Krista Johnson, Associate Professor in the Department of African Studies at Howard University, will be participating in the Inclusion Imperative Visiting Faculty Fellowship Program at the University of Maryland in the Fall of 2020.