Dept. of African & African American Studies 50th Anniversary Celebration

2-3pm Department Founders Panel

• Mark Naison, Ph.D.
• Fawzia Mustafa, Ph.D.
• Irma Watkins-Owens, Ph.D.
• Claude Mangum, Ph.D.
• Selwyn Cudjoe, Ph.D.

Moderator: Mark Naison, Ph.D., Professor at Fordham University

3-3:15pm Coffee Break

3:15-4:15pm Panel of African Community Leaders in the Bronx

• Christelle Onwu, NYC Human Rights Commission
• Sheik Drammeh, Islamic Community Leader
• Ramatu, Ahmed, council of African Imams

Moderator: Jane Edward, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor at Fordham University

4:30-5pm Performance by African Percussionists

5:00-6:15pm Panel of Emerging Scholars on Africa and African Diaspora

• Westenley Alcenat, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, History
• Laurie Lambert, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, AAAS
• Vivian Lu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
• Tyesha Maddox, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, AAAS
• Brandeise Monk-Payton, Ph.D., Communication & Media Studies
• Nana Osei-Opare, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, History
• Dennis Tyler, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English
• Isaie Dougnon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Modern Languages

Moderator: Mark Chapman, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Fordham University

6:20-6:30pm Introduction of Alumni and BAAHP contributors

6:30-7pm Keynote Speaker: Farah Jasmine Griffin, Ph.D., Columbia University

7-7:15pm Chair's remarks and Fr. McShane addresses the audience

7:15-8pm Buffet Dinner

8-11pm Dance Party with DJ Charlie "Hustle" Johnson

This event is being sponsored by:

1. The Viola Family Foundation
2. Bronx African American History Project
3. Dean of Faculty of Arts & Sciences
4. Dept. of Communication & Media Studies
5. Dept. of Modern Languages & Literature
6. Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology
7. Dept. of Art History & Music
8. Dept. of History
9. Dept. of Theology
10. Dept. of English
11. International Studies Program