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Kent State's Department of Pan-African Studies to Hold Roundtable Discussion as Part of a Yearlong Series

Ā鶹¾«Ń”ā€™s Department of Pan-African Studies will hold a roundtable discussion on police state, militarism, brutality and the use of deadly force at an upcoming event.

protesters hold sign that reads "Fight for Your Right"ā€œViolence and the Pan-African World: Inspiring Changeā€ will take place Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in Room 230, African Community Theatre at Ritchie Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

Ā鶹¾«Ń”professors and community organizers, including George Garrison, Ph.D., professor in Kent Stateā€™s Department of Pan-African Studies, Linda Piccirillo-Smith, associate lecturer at Kent State, and Ā鶹¾«Ń”alumnus DaMareo Cooper, will participate on the panel. This event will kick off a yearlong conversation that will address the issue of violence on a national and global scale, and the impact it has on people of African descent.

Future events in this series include:

  • Boko Haram: Religion, Gender and War, October 2014
  • Ebola: What You Need to Know About the State of Healthcare in Africa, November 2014
  • Race and Crime: Personal Values, Community Priorities and Partner Violence, February 2015
  • Native Americansā€™ Reliance in the Face of Violence, March 2015 
  • Physiological and Psychological Impact of Racialized Violence, April 2015

For more information about Kent Stateā€™s Department of Pan-African Studies, visit .

POSTED: Friday, August 22, 2014 04:33 PM
Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2022 01:02 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Jim Maxwell