Aswadiaspora.org Website Review

aswad’s 10th biennial conference will be held at the college of william & mary. on november 5-9, 2019, the college of william & mary will host the tenth biennial conference of the as*ociation for the study of the worldwide african diaspora (aswad). the year 2019 marks the four hundredth anniversary of the origins of sl*very in what became the united states with the arrival of approximately twenty africans who landed on the nearby shores of the james river in august 1619. while the geographical proximity of williamsburg, virginia highlights this important event, the arrival of these africans reflected the de*p diasporic dimensions that already connected–and continue to link–africa, europe, the americas, the caribbean, and asia. in that spirit, this conference will feature cutting edge scholarship, cultural events, film festivals and excursions to local historical sites that will highlight and celebrate the global dimensions of the african diaspora and the centrality of black people worldwide to the. to receive updates and conference news, sign up for aswad’s mailing list and announcements. all aswad conference presenters must be members of aswad. to join or renew, please click here:. all conference inquiries (other than proposal submission and membership) should be forwarded to: [email protected]. aswad member chouki el hamel’s statement on the silencing of sl*very’s past: aswad joins colleagues around the world in mourning the loss of our beloved sterling stuckey, who pas*ed away on august 15, 2018. but we also celebrate his extraordinary life and contributions. as a founding member of aswad, sterling committed time and personal resources to help launch the fledgling organization. but as important as he was to aswad, his long career of service and scholarship went well beyond his born on march 2, 1932 to poet elma and pies sterling stuckey, sr. in memphis, tennessee, he was part of the mas*ive northern migration of black southerners. arriving in chicago at the age of 13, he would go on to complete the ba, ma, and phd at northwestern university. this