Black Lives Series Pt10: Pan-Africanism with Dr. Shalem Coulibaly

The World of Ideas Show tonight 6/28/15 @8:30PM EST. After the weekly review of the week, host Kasaun Henry introduces Part 10 of the “Black Lives Series.” On this episode, Kasaun interviews Dr. Shalem Coulibaly, who will discuss his vision of Pan-Africanism in the twenty-first century.

Dr. Shalem Coulibaly has a doctor of philosophy degree from the the University of Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne. He has taught at several high schools in France as well as in the universities of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ougadougou. He was former collaborated with YIISA and Yale University. He wrote articles focused on globalization, modern African political and social history (regional focus: West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa). Coulilbaly authored a the novel Dialogue With the Neck, which deals with the problem of Negros moral rearmament and investment in their cultural fundamental in the current context of globlalization.

The "Black Lives Series" is an exploration of a number of significant Black-American themes and issues that shed light on the state and future of black people in the twenty-first century. Some of these are, black identity, black solidarity, black culture and its triumphs and flaws, black education, incarceration, leadership and more. Kasaun attempts to clear the midst of the flawed perception of race and culture in America and lay down a path for positive change.