Honor Africa Forum Updates Perceptions About the Continent

DSU freshmen students learned that the past characterizations about Africa apply less and less, and more so about the natural resources of its countries are making them equal partners on the international stage.

The Feb. 23 Honor Africa Forum – held in the EH Theatre – featured a panel of experts and scholars who gave some fresh perspectives on that continent’s standing in the world, and also fielded questions from the audience of students.

Participating in the forum were Ambassador Dr. Clyde Rivers, president of iChangeNations; Dr. Makda Maru, independent scholar; Dr. Akwasi Osei, chair of the DSU Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy; and Dr. Donna Patterson, DSU associate professor and historian of African and the African Diaspora.

The panel talked about how the people of Africa have access to the solutions and the confidence that allows for trade between its nations as well as the expansion of advanced infrastructure within the continent.

Above photo: (L-r) Sierra Thompson, student; Honor Africa Forum panelists – Dr. Akwesi Osei, chair of the Dept. of History, Political Science and Philosophy; Dr. Clyde Rivers, president of iChangeNation; Dr. Makda Maru, an independent scholar; and Dr. Donna Patterson, DSU associate professor and historian of African – as well as students Chelsea Fakuade and Victor Hernandez, participate in a photo opp moment after the event.