COVID 19 in Africa: The Danger of a Stereotype Lens Dr. Mandisa Haarhoff This presentation reflected on how stereotypes continue to be a framework for making sense of African countries. Even as the continent is doing exceedingly better in handling the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. media’s reporting on the low infection and death rates rehearses […]
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Ms. Nicole Harris was awarded the Teacher of the Year at Gainesville High School. She is an alumna of the Teacher’s Summer Institute hosted by the Center for African Studies. She is the curator, organizer, and program manager of the first African Diaspora History Fair at Gainesville High School held in February 2020. Nicole A. Harris […]
Christopher Richards is an alumnus of UF, studying Art History and African Studies. He graduated in the summer of 2014. While at UF, Dr. Richards was very involved with the Center for African Studies, regularly attending Center events, and was a FLAS Fellow for multiple semesters. After graduating, he completed a Mellon Postdoctoral fellowship at the […]