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Ancestor House Presents Runoko Rashidi

Sunday, November 13, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (ET)

New York, NY

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Na-Nana Camille Yarbrough
of Ancestor House
presents
A Special Lecture Presentation
by Dr. Runoko Rashidi
Historian, Research Specialist, Writer,
Public Lecturer, and World Traveler
 
 
November 13, 2011
1:00 pm
Langston Hughes Auditorium
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard Harlem, USA
Via Subway: 2, 3 to 135th Street
 
The entire community is invited to hear Dr. Rashidi's
informative and inspiring presentation and participate
in a "question and answer" period after the lecture.
It's a family affair, all ages welcome!
 
Admission: $15
Purchase Tickets TODAY!
 
*You Can Buy Tickets On The Day of the Event!*
Tickets can be purchased at the YMCA on 135th Street
(between Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards).
Go to the AEROBICS STUDIO ll room (in the residence building). PLEASE NOTE: There are two entrances to the YMCA. The one closest to Malcolm X Blvd. is the residence building. Tickets will be sold there on Sunday 12 pm to 1 pm.

Dr. Runoko Rashidi
 
PROFILE OF A
PAN-AFRICANIST SCHOLAR
 
"History is a light that illuminates the past, and a key that unlocks the door to the future." --Runoko Rashidi

Dr. Rashidi's body of work focuses on the African foundations of world civilizations. He is drawn to the African presence in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands and has coordinated numerous group tours worldwide. Dr. Rashidi has been interviewed on hundreds of radio broadcasts and TV programs and has made presentations at more than 125 colleges, universities, secondary schools, libraries, book stores, churches, and community centers. On the international circuit he has lectured in over 50 countries.

Rashidi has worked with and been influenced by John Henrik Clarke, John G. Jackson, Yosef ben-Jochannan, Chancellor James Williams, Ivan Van Sertima, Asa G. Hilliard III, Karen Ann Johnson, and many others.
 
Dr. Runoko Rashidi is the author of "Introduction to the Study ofAfrican Classical Civilizations" "The Global African Community: The African Presence in Asia, Australia, and the South Pacific" "Black Star: The African Presence in Early Europe" "The African Presence in Early Asia" (co-edited with Dr. Ivan Van Sertima)

For more event information, contact 212.252.3152 or send an email to camilleyarbrough@gmail.com.
 
Media contact: AKILA WORKSONGS at 718.756.8501 or pr@akilaworksongs.com