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Nkisis, Orixás and Ancestors: The Role of Religion, Creativity and Environmental Ethics in the Afro-Atlantic Diaspora

Tuesday, September 18 Afro-Brazilian Religion and Environmental Ethics, public lecture by Makota Valdina Pinto Weston Hall | 5:00 PM | Presentation Room Makota Valdina Pinto is an ethicist, environmental justice activist and an elder in the Congo-Angola tradition of the Afro-Brazilian religion, Candomblé.  Ms. Pinto… Continue reading »

Fellowship in Afro-Latinidades in the United States

The Program in Latina and Latino Studies at Williams College invites applications for a two-year pre-doctoral fellowship or a one-year post-doctoral fellowship in Afro-Latina/o/x Studies beginning in the fall semester of 2018. The program seeks a scholar of Afro-Latinidades in the United States whose research and teaching embraces and advances… Continue reading »