“Emancipate your self from psychological slavery, none however ourselves can free our minds.” The immortal phrases of Jamaica’s Marcus Garvey, tailored by Bob Marley, nonetheless ring true, particularly for these among the many African diaspora.
African-People and Afro-Caribbean individuals have had very completely different emancipation experiences and have developed completely different collective social consciousness due to it.
On Saturday, Might twentieth, from 3:00 to six:00 p.m., Island SPACE Caribbean Museum presents “Emancipation Reimagined: From the U.S. to the West Indies,” the second within the sequence of “Verandah Discuss” panel discussions addressing the idea of emancipation, this time that includes students of each Caribbean and African American background.
Funding for this program was supplied via a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from the Nationwide Endowment for the Humanities, and the next funds on the Group Basis of Broward: Mary N. Porter Group Influence Fund, Jack Belt Memorial Fund, Ginny and Tom Miller Fund, Stearns Weaver Miller Fund for the Arts, Harold D. Franks Fund.
Caribbean-American panelists Dr. Nadine Wedderburn of Jamaica and Glenn Joseph of Trinidad and Tobago are an Affiliate Professor of Social Science and Public Affairs at State College of New York, and chairman of the board of the Better Caribbean American Cultural Coalition Inc., respectively.
African-American panelists David Bynes and Derek Davis are the Director for the Workplace of Social Justice and Inclusion at Florida Worldwide College, and a author, historical past advocate, presenter, and storyteller of Davis Kuumba Arts LLC, respectively.
Moderator Dr. Rozalia Williams, Founder and President of the Faculty Pupil Growth Middle, Inc., is of Caribbean and American heritage.
The group will alternate concepts on the divergent experiences of the African diaspora within the Caribbean and the US, the progress made by African diaspora communities in America, and the way we successfully come collectively to enhance our circumstances.
The hybrid — in-person and digital — panel dialogue is free to attend with on-line registration at islandspacefl.org/