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Dennis Boatwright, II
Political Activist
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Negative portrayal of Africa and African Americans in Western media
Dennis Boatwright will be participating in a Zoom conversation on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 5pm with professor Milton Allimadi, Publisher and owner of the Black Star News who recently published Manufacturing Hate: How Africa was Demonized in Western Media. In Addition, Boatwright will be discussing his upcoming book, Scholar Warriors: A tribute to 20 African-centered scholars who defended the integrity of Black Studies for six decades.
The discussion will follow the screening of the film Camp de Thiaroye by Ousmane Sembene.
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The Zoom link will be posted one week prior to the screening. This event is hosted by African Diaspora International Film Festival and will feature other events, including: The Sleeping Negro by Skinner Myers, Fighting for Respect: African American Soldiers in WWI by Joanne Burke, The Sweetest Tears by Anna Marbrook, A Son by Mehdi Barsaoui, and Zepon, “ a poetic comedy located on the island of Martinique today in a world of fighting cocks and family revenge.”
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The purpose of the conversation is to discuss Pan-Africanism, the importance of Africa in the world, the African Diaspora and the evolution of ideas on the African continent and in the African Diaspora.
For more information log on to:
www.AfricanDiasporaDVD.com
www.AfricanFilm.com
www.NYADIFF.org
www.FIFDA.fr
Posted: Mon, Nov 8, 2021