Outreach

Outreach is an integral part of the Title VI Center for African Studies at Howard University that focuses on K-16 reading, teaching and learning about Africa.

Outreach Staff

Outreach Team

Outreach Director

Brenda Randolph, M.A. M.L.S. has served as a member of the National Title VI African Studies Outreach Council for over thirty years. She holds a Master’s Degree in African Studies from Howard University and a Master’s of Information and Library Science from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Assistant Outreach Director

Vanessa Oyugi, Ph.D. recently completed her doctoral studies in the African Studies and Research Program at Howard University. Her dissertation project examines the use of literature as political platform and as a source of historical memory and focuses on the works of Kenyan writers Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Binyavanga Wainaina, Yvonne Owuor and Mukoma wa Ngugi. 

Outreach Programs and Projects

Professional Development

The Center for African Studies Outreach conducts staff development workshops and institutes open to educators, librarians, parents and community members.

CABA

The Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) are presented annually to the authors and illustrators of the best children’s and young adult books on Africa available in the U.S.

K-12 Teaching Resources

Our K-12 Teaching Resources include: Lessons Plans, Articles, Bibliographies and Videos.

Gold Road

The Gold Road Interactive Map highlights the people, places, and items related to the medieval Sudanic empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai. Gold, the region’s most valuable resource, moved along regional and trans-Saharan routes reaching as far north as France. The Gold Road invites users to explore hundreds of topics related to the empires and their role in global history.

Discover Africa in the World Project

Beta Version

The Discover Africa in the World Project will be an interactive map that reveals Africa-related sites in regions beyond the continent of Africa - in the United States, Mexico, Central America, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, South America, Middle East, Asia and Oceania.

Mwalimu Teaching Community

The Outreach Program at Howard University's Center for African Studies invites educators and librarians engaged in teaching, reading and learning about Africa to join the Mwalimu Teaching Community.

Read Africa

Read Africa promotes accurate, balanced books that have been vetted by African Studies scholars. Our titles help expand American perspectives on Africa by promoting books that are country specific, avoid stereotypical portrayals and generic images of Africa, and highlight African agency and solutions.

K - 12 Outreach Library

The Outreach Library contains a collection of K-12 materials on Africa including books, artifacts, curriculum materials, audio-visual materials, and electronic resources. 

Kids on Campus

This program invites K-12 students to visit Howard University's campus for a day of activities to further learning about Africa.