THE FALU FOUNDATION AND THE CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PUERTORRIQUEÑOS AT HUNTER COLLEGE PRESENT AN OUTSTANDING AND DISTINGUISHED AFRO-PUERTO RICAN

EXHIBITION AND PANEL ON DR. BEN-YOSEF ALFREDO ANTONIO JOCHANNAN-MATTA
Dr Ben has dedicated his life to research, writing, publishing and guide thousands of Afro descendants to learn, study and disseminate the contributions of Africans and their descendants to world knowledge and civilizations. Author of over twenty-nine books, Dr Ben, of Ethiopian father and Puerto Rican mother, was raised, attended schools from primary grades to college, and lived in Puerto Rico from 6 to 34 years old.

Exhibition Opening- 5:30 pm Registration

Panel:
Dr. James Turner: Founder and first Director of Africana Studies at Cornell University
Dr. Juan Giusti: Professor of African History at the University of Puerto Rico
Dr. Georgina Falú: Professor ‘Afro Latinos History & Heritage’ at City College and Translator of three books of Dr. Ben into Spanish

Respondents:
Hector Bonilla-Board of Education Member and Mayor Aid of Perth Amboy
Dr. Milagros Denis-Asst. Professor Dept Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino Studies at Hunter
Questions, Answers, Comments, Discussion

Date: Thursday, February 11th, 2010- 5:30 pm Registration
Place: Centro at Hunter College, East Bldg.-3rd Fl., 68th St. and Lexington Ave. (Sub #6, Bus M66, M101) Manhattan, New York

The AFROLAA (Afro Latinos of the Americas) project, of the Falu Foundation – Series of discussions of Afro Latinos/Descendants who have made significant contributions to disseminate our African heritage and history.

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The Falu Foundation, 333 E 118th St., New York, NY 10035, Tel 646 705 3266, falu@falufoundationny.org