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Buffalo State is pleased to welcome Charlotte Walker-Said, assistant professor of Africana studies at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, on Thursday, March 6, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in Bacon Hall 117. Her talk, "Women, Traditional Marriage, and Modern Families in Africa: Christian and Nationalist Propaganda in the 20th Century,” is free and open to the public.

Walker-Said's talk will explore the intersection of Christianity and nationalist politics in Africa and how the resultant religious debates framed conceptions of women’s role in society, family, and nation in the late colonial and early post-independence periods. It will also examine Christian symbols, images, and slogans of the 1950s and 1960s and analyze their impact on African nations.

This event is part of the Black History Month and Women’s History Month celebrations and is sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office, the History and Social Studies Education Department, and the African and African American Studies Interdisciplinary Unit.