PanAfricanism is a set of ideologies linking African people of the continent and those of the African diaspora.  The movement's focus is liberation and development, and it has had a complex history in this century, characterized by both successes and failures, and powerful commitments, connections, and contradictions.  What does PanAfricanism mean for the people of Africa and the African diaspora in this era of intensifying globalization and nationalism? Are the concepts of PanAfricanism still relevant, or how must they change as we approach the twenty-first century?

In 1987, Niara Sudarkassa became the first woman president of Lincoln University, the nation's oldest black college and, for much of its history, and all-male institution  She leads a school that has a long and distinguished history of training African-American and African leaders.

The Afro-American Studies and Research Program and The Center for African Studies join with other campus units to present the Inaugural W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture, in honor of the renowned African American and PanAfricanist intellectual and activist.

Cosponsored by: College of Education, Department of Anthropology, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, Afro-American Studies and Research Program, Campus Honors Program, Center for African Studies, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Center for International Business Education and Research, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, International Programs and Studies, Office of Women in International Development, University Library, Undergraduate Library, Women's Studies Program, Africa-American Cultural Program, Office of Minority Student Affairs