CBESA is part of a group that is looking to establish a UN Global Black Studies Network to promote research, teaching, learning and proliferation of knowledge and knowledge-based narratives on people of African descent across the world. The project would be a collaboration between UNESCO (with UNESCO Chairs on Black Studies), OHCHR and universities across the world.

On Wednesday 10 April 2024, we are organizing an online event with Black Studies representatives across the world to generate recommendations ahead of the 3rd session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (Apr 16-19 2024, UN Headquarters, Geneva).

Title of the side event: Towards a UN Global Black Studies Network
 
Date, time and time zone of side event: Wednesday 10 April at 10 am ET/ 4pm CET

Sponsoring organization(s) or entity/ies:

• UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
• Center for Black European Studies and the Atlantic at Carnegie Mellon University, USA.

Language(s): English

Description of the side event: The event will feature key Black Studies representatives from across the world as well as representatives of the OHCHR, UNESCO and the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, with the goal of setting an active agenda of propositions towards the establishment of a UNESCO and OHCHR UN Global Black Studies Network—to encourage the study on, teaching, learning and proliferation of knowledge on people of African descent across the world.

Location of the side event (or website for registration, for events held online): Online and by invitation

Name and email address of the lead organizer: For more information, please contact Professor Mame-Fatou Niang: mniang@andrew.cmu.edu