Spring 2020 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
OSHER LECTURE SERIES
From Southern California to The Louvre:
An Intellectual Expedition into the
Ancient African Civilization of Nubia
Dr. Salim Faraji Professor of Africana Studies at California State
University, Dominguez Hills is one of a handful of Nubian Studies
specialists in the United States. The ancient African civilization of
Nubia is the Mother of Egypt and actually lasted longer than
Egypt—and of course while Egypt was being ruled by foreign
powers such as the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs and the
Ottoman Empire. Nubia remained an independent power during
the rise of its Napatan and Meroitic Kingdoms.
Dr. Faraji will highlight some of the most recent scholarship on
ancient Nubia and Nubian archaeology by providing an overview
of his research presented at the International Society for Nubian
Studies Conference held in September 2018 in Paris at the Louvre
and Sorbonne and the more recent The Origins and Afterlives of
Kush Conference held
this past summer at
University of California,
Santa Barbara.
Special attention will
also be given to the
common heritage of
both Nubian and West
African earthen
pyramids (mounds).
February is Black History Month!
2020 marks the 150th anniversary of
the 15th Amendment, which gave
black men the right to vote, and the
centennial of the 19th Amendment
validating women’s right to vote.
This year’s theme recognizes the
continuing struggle for equality and
representation at local and national
levels, the importance of equal rights
legislation, and the need for voter
participation across all party lines.
Lecturer: Salim Faraji, Ph.D.
Professor of Africana Studies, CSUDH
Tuesday, February 4
10:00am - 12:00pm
Extended Education Building,
EE-1213 (Auditorium)
Free to OLLI Members
NLLL 420 Section 01
Course No. 24026
Special Event
Save the Date!
n Juneteenth Celebration:
The Stories We Tell,
The Games We Play
Friday, June 19
1:00pm – 4:00pm
(See page 48)
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