UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 3
September 19, 1996
Series of lectures is scheduled on 'The State of the Black World'

     A series of lectures on "The State of the Black World" will
be held this fall, sponsored by the Black American Studies and
the African Studies programs.
     The series will take a critical look at the social,
political and economic situation of black people in Africa, the
Caribbean and the U.S.
     Lectures will explore themes related to Pan Africanism and
its condition in the modern world, the Caribbean and its
economic, social and ideological challenges and the condition of
African Americans, with emphasis on the social and economic
problems posed by far-reaching structural changes and the
rethinking of social policies.
     Organizers say they hope the series will provide a basis for
comparing sections of the black world, while demonstrating the
need for continued cooperation in finding solutions to common
problems. Scholars with national and international recognition in
their fields have been invited to speak.
     All lectures begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the
public.
     Speaking on Thursday, Oct. 10, will be V.B. Thompson,
professor of history at Connecticut College in New London. His
lecture, "Pan Africanism Today," will be held in Room 120 of
Clayton Hall.
     Lloyd Best, director of the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of
the West Indies, will speak on "The Enterprise of the Indies
after 500 Years" on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Room 100 of the
Kirkbride Lecture Hall.
     The series concludes on Tuesday, Dec. 3, when Elizabeth
Higginbothan, professor of sociology at the University of Memphis
and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of
Michigan, will speak on "Race, Class and Gender in the U.S." Her
talk will be held in Room 004 Kirkbride Lecture Hall.
     For more information on the series, call 831-1538.