Paper/Proposal Title
Plenary 2 — Black Power in the 21st Century
Location
Marshall Room
Start Date
11-2-2023 3:30 PM
End Date
11-2-2023 4:45 PM
Abstract
From contesting democratic deficits and police violence to campaigning for environmental and economic justice, Black political leaders and grassroots activists are driving many of today’s most visible human rights movements. This second plenary delves into the crucial theme of generating power through resistance and movement building, particularly through the lens of modern Pan-Africanism. As Africans and people of African descent organize and mobilize in new ways, we want to examine the opportunities and challenges in this work. Particularly critical to this discussion is the role of new technologies in countering anti-rights movements, as well as the increased democratic fragility evident in many parts of the globe.
Banolo Makgale, Moderator
Plenary 2 — Black Power in the 21st Century
Marshall Room
From contesting democratic deficits and police violence to campaigning for environmental and economic justice, Black political leaders and grassroots activists are driving many of today’s most visible human rights movements. This second plenary delves into the crucial theme of generating power through resistance and movement building, particularly through the lens of modern Pan-Africanism. As Africans and people of African descent organize and mobilize in new ways, we want to examine the opportunities and challenges in this work. Particularly critical to this discussion is the role of new technologies in countering anti-rights movements, as well as the increased democratic fragility evident in many parts of the globe.
Banolo Makgale, Moderator
