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February 6, 2006 —
A leading scholar of African-American studies will examine the place of black Americans in the United States during a lecture at SVSU. Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, associate professor of history and director of the Afro-American Studies and Research Program at the University of Illinois, will present "We Have a Right to the Land: African-American Reparations and the Quest for Democracy" Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Founders Hall.
Cha-Jua is the 2006 visiting scholar for SVSU's Barstow Excellence in Teaching in Humanities Series. He will also lead a continuing education workshop designed to promote and enhance diversity in the classroom. "Sankofa: Racial Formation and Transformation, Toward a Theory of African-American History," will be held Friday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Curtiss Hall, seminar room D.
Author of "America's First Black Town, Brooklyn, Illinois, 1830-1915," Chu-Jua has also published articles in journals such as the "Black Scholar," "Journal of American History" and "Journal of Black Studies," among others. He is a national board member of the National Council for Black Studies and a member of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life & History.
The Barstow Excellence in Teaching Humanities Seminar was created to promote excellence in teaching and recognize scholarship in the humanities. The seminar was established through a gift from The Barstow Foundation, which supports education, health and human services agencies and humanitarian causes with emphasis on the greater Midland area.
The lecture and workshop are free of charge and open to the public. Those interested in attending the workshop should contact Kenneth Jolly, SVSU assistant professor of history, at (989) 964-2083 or kjolly@svsu.edu, as seating is limited.