The third annual Walter Rodney Speaker Series (WRSS) has kicked off at the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library. At the opening session, leaders of Project South and Hip Hop artist, Bocafloja encouraged and enlightened participants through thought provoking yet engaging dialog.
The WRSS is a lecture series based on the life and legacy of Dr. Walter Rodney. Dr. Rodney (1942-1980) was a pan-Africanist historian and educator widely respected for his seminal text, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. In collaboration with Atlanta area colleges and universities, undergraduate and graduate students throughout Atlanta can register for the course component and receive credit towards their degrees. The Speaker Series is free and open to the public for the lecture component; however the class session following the lecture is closed for student participation only.
Dr. Jesse Benjamin, of Kennesaw State University, created and coordinates the lecture series, with a diversity of speakers discussing the life, work, and legacy of Dr. Rodney and Pan-African thought more generally, through interdisciplinary study and scholarship.
The lectures will be held at the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. from 1/22/2015 through 4/23/2015.
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About The Walter Rodney Foundation
The Walter Rodney Foundation is a non-profit organization, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, that was formed by the Rodney Family in 2006. The family and the Foundation are committed to sharing the life and works of Rodney with students, scholars, researchers, activists and communities worldwide.
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