The 47th annual National Council for Black Studies Conference will be hosted by the University of Florida’s African American Studies Program in Gainesville. The program’s chapter of the Sankofa African American Studies Society was founded in 2021 by Professor Courtney Taylor, Ph.D., Canton said. “African Americans have played a significant role in American history,” Canton said. Canton’s sentiments were echoed by Riché (pronounced Ri-Shay) J. Daniel Barnes, Ph.D., an associate professor of anthropology in the African American Studies Program at UF. “You will get to see the power and beauty of African American Studies during this conference,” Canton said.

Source: CNN March 17, 2023 14:32 UTC