Center for African & African Dispora Studies at Kennesaw State University

Please join us for six (6) dynamic and engaging sessions via ZOOM for CAADS' Conversation Series, "Let's Talk" with Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither. Feb 23, 2021 3:30pm 5:00pm: Engaging Black and African American Students through Culturally Responsive Lessons Mar 2, 2021 3:30pm 5:00pm: How to Navigate Difficult Dialogues on Sensitive Topics... Mar 17, 2021 3:30pm 5:00pm: Intersectionality Mar 30, 2021 3:30pm 5:00pm: Black Women and Women of Color's Strategic Voice: How to be heard when no one is listening. Apr 14, 2021 3:30pm 5:00pm: Stereotype Threat Apr 27, 2021 3:30pm 5:00pm: Dimensions of Oppression (Personal, Interpersonal, Institutional, Systemic, Cultural) Please register in advance for the session of your choice by visiting: https://kennesaw-edu.zoom.us//tZ0lfu2vqT0pH9cbhqskb4LZiIOR We hope to see you there!

With Atlanta’s growth as a global business hub, corporate initiatives on diversity, equity and social justice are intersecting in new ways with their mandate to cultivate a culturally competent workforce. A new sense of urgency seems to have gripped the business community with the racial reckoning after George Floyd’s death and the inequities spotlighted by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. As one of the most concentrated higher education hubs in the U.S., Atlanta is graduati...ng thousands of increasingly diverse future workers who demand bold action on these crucial issues. And with a worker shortage already taking hold in some sectors, how well companies can meet students’ demands for meaningful social action in their workplace will become a competitiveness issue. Are companies ready for this new recruitment reality? Are students empowered to make their voices heard? Or does a diversity divide persist? Join us for a lively, honest conversation with Atlanta-area students, educators, and advocates. Race Beyond Borders, a coalition of Greater Atlanta area higher education institutions, Global Atlanta, and the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of International Affairs, is coordinated by the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC). It aims to create a public-facing scholar-activist network and a collaborative, multi-institutional, and multi-stakeholder space for a global conversation on race and Atlanta’s role in it. REGISTER HERE: https://www.globalatlanta.com/race-beyond-borders-registra/

CAADS in collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) presents ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute Training Program. Join us via ZOOM on February 26, March 12, and March 26, 2021 from 10:00am 11:30am for Anti-Bias Training focusing on Identity and Bias. 2/26 and 3/12 trainings are for students; 3/26 training is for faculty and staff. Participants will engage in activities that will allow them to identify their own observation skills and what is overlooked daily b...ased upon assumptions and bias; explore personal and cultural identities to understand the role identity plays in how people perceive the world; dig into the definition of bias and how it presents both explicitly and implicitly in our daily lives. Register in advance for the 2/26 session: https://kennesaw-edu.zoom.us//tZYqce2qqD8uGdOwnhEg_oPcdE_8

Please join us on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 3:30pm-5:00pm for a dynamic and engaging session - CAADS' Conversation Series, "Let's Talk" with Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither. 2/23 Session: "Engaging Black and African American Students through Culturally Responsive Lessons." Gain the skills to practice culturally responsive pedagogy. Gloria Ladson-Billings (1995), a forerunner in theorizing culturally responsive pedagogy, defines the term as the dynamic or synergistic relatio...nship between home/community culture and school culture (p. 467). In other words, how do we bring the cultures of our students into the classroom so that learning is relevant, relatable, and transformative? This workshop focuses on Black college students (but is applicable to K-12). Please register in advance for the session of your choice. You may find the remaining sessions listed on Dr. Hines-Gaither's post above. https://kennesaw-edu.zoom.us//tZ0lfu2vqT0pH9cbhqskb4LZiIOR

Join us via ZOOM on Friday, 10/9/2020 as we discuss the harmful "roots of racial injustices." Voice your concerns, opinions, and plans of action as we navigate these spaces together.

The Ghanaian Women’s Association of Georgia for the third year will award scholarships aimed at positioning young women as cultural ambassadors for the West African nation.