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Voices on the Front Lines of Black Women’s Health
Join The Daughters for a much-anticipated conversation on Black women's health with leading health professionals and experts! Saturday, August 28, 2021 @ 12pm ETStreamed on The Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund YouTube and Facebook (@afatdaughters) This live...
DO NO HARM Fundraiser for Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund
DO NO HARM, written by Dallas-based writer/actress/producer, Anyika McMillan-Herod, co-founder of Soul Rep Theatre Company, was commissioned by Dr. Evelyn Parker and the Association of Practical Theology. In the wake of the covid pandemic, this original play inspired...
Dr. Debra Majeed Becomes the First Muslim Professor Emerita at Beloit College
Debra Majeed, professor of religious studies and the Edwin F. Wilde, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor, is the first African-American woman and first Muslim to earn tenure at Beloit College. Majeed has made an indelible impact through her teaching and scholarship in the areas of religious studies, Islamic studies, cultural and identity studies, and womanist studies.
The Daughters of the African Atlantic Remembers Dr. Alease Brown
Rev. Alease Brown, Ph.D. was a theologian, social justice advocate, and global religious leader. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of the Western Cape (Cape Town, SA) and worked with the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice. Dr....
“Unshouted Courage” in South Africa: The Young Women of the University of the Western Cape
From the moment I step from an Uber onto the main quad of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) my spirit ignites with joy of a place where the euphony of Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, and other languages float through the air. The Ancestors call to me through the drumbeats and even occasional rap lyrics as I make my way from the quad to the Faculty of Arts building.
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