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20 years ago Ewuare X. Osayande was an instrumental force in the student movement that led to the development of Multicultural Affairs Offices throughout the nation. As the president of the Association of Black and Hispanic Collegians at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, Osayande successfully led the fight for increased recruitment and retention of faculty of color, the inclusion of Africana Studies in the curriculum as well as the establishment of the university's first Multicultural Affairs Department. As that university-based battle ensued, Phillip Pannell, Jr., an African American boy living with his family in the surrounding community, was shot and killed by a police officer. Osayande led a march for justice and peace of more than 1000 students from Teaneck to Trenton, NJ that made national headlines. That same year Osayande published An African Awakening, his first book of poems. Osayande's passion for justice has since become a life-long commitment to human rights and social justice. He has served as chairperson of a number of political organizations and speaks across the country. An independent scholar, Osayande has published more than fifteen books in this time. Forthcoming is an anthology of his work tentatively entitled Fighting Words: 20 Years of Literary Resistance. |
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If you are interested in having Osayande speak at your next event, contact us at: OsayandeSpeaks@hotmail.com.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Feb 3-4: Bethel University (St. Paul, MN) Black History Month Keynote Presentation
Feb 13: Bloomsburg University (Bloomsburg, PA) Presenter: Sankofa Conference
Feb 26: Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ) Lecture: Bling Bling into Oblivion: Black Economic Empowerment in the Age of Globalization
Mar 24: Essex County College (Newark, NJ) Lecture: Hip Hop and the Future of Black Culture
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