WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENT FROM LINCOLN UNIVERSITY'S INTERIM PRESIDENT RICHARD GREEN, PH.D.

“I am pleased to announce the Fourth Biennial Kwame Nkrumah International Conference (KNIC4). From September 16-19, 2016, The KNIC4 will be held at Lincoln University, in Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Kwame Nkrumah’s alma mater.

“KNIC4 is an interdisciplinary conference that provides a platform for scholars and students from across the globe to share ideas on how to pool resources and to provide a synergy of knowledge, efforts, projects and programs throughout the globe that are designed to develop the intellectual, political, social, economic and other cultural life opportunities of people of African heritage.

“Temple University’s Department of African American Studies and Molefi Kete Asante (MKA) Institute of Philadelphia is collaborating with Lincoln University, as well as the traditional sponsors of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Vancouver, Canada; and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

“D. Zizwe Poe, Ph.D., Professor of History and Pan-Africana Studies, in the History, Political Science, Philosophy and Religion Department at Lincoln University, is the local organizer of the conference and can be reached by phone at 484-365-7180 or via email to dpoe@lincoln.edu for more information.

“It is an honor for Lincoln University to be part of this historical activity. I look forward to your participation.”

ALSO FROM DR. MOLEFI KETE ASANTE

“The staff of the Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies hope that you are enjoying a safe and productive summer. I would like to make you aware of an exciting event taking place in Philadelphia, PA on September 16—19, 2016.

“The Fourth Biennial Kwame Nkrumah International Conference will be a powerful gathering of scholars and researchers, policymakers, artists, and activists with the aim of regenerating the Pan-African intelligentsia to provide solution-oriented ideas on issues affecting African people globally.

“This conference will provide a unique opportunity to network with major thinkers committed to Africa's renaissance!

“See the link below for more information on how to register for this historic event. I look forward to seeing you there! Asante sana.”

Molefi K. Asante (President).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further information, please visit the following links (URLs):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fourth-kwame-nkrumah-international-conference-tickets-26262474769

http://www.kpu.ca/knic

“With its theme ‘Reinvigorating The Pan-African Intelligentsia: Developing Organizations And Institutions Committed to Serving African People’ the Fourth Biennial Kwame Nkrumah International Conference (KNIC4) has as its first aim the amassing of intellectual, academic, and technological, reports and proposals addressing the challenges facing African people globally…

“KNIC4 will afford participants an opportunity to share research and ideas on the realities, challenges, and strategies for developing the Pan-African intelligentsia in the age of globalization, with a particular focus on ways of impacting and influencing institutions/organizations of people of African descent for the development of Africans everywhere.

“Finally, the conference will clarify the role of the Pan-African intelligentsia in informing strategies for African development and integration into the world economy. Visit the venue site for more information (see the URL above).”

TIME & VENUE

When: Friday, September 16, 2016 at 12:00 PM—Monday, September 19, 2016 at 3:00 PM (EDT)

Where (Venue): 3020 Market Street—3020 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

ORGANIZERS OF THE FOURTH KWAME NKRUMAH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

D. Zizwe Poe, Ph.D. (Conference Convener) (Note: Dr. Poe is the author of “Kwame Nkrumah’s Contribution to Pan-African Agency: An Afrocentric Analysis”).

Stephanie Yarbough (Conference Coordinator)

Thanks.