IFÁ Lectures
IFÁ stands for Intro for All, an initiative to rethink standardizing an introduction to Black Studies. These videos, slides, chat highlights and written lectures are shared here for you to reuse and remix.
And while the sessions continue on Saturdays into September, please register to participate live. You are invited!
Abdul Alkalimat, August-September 2023
Day 1: Color (August 26)
The first IFÁ session on Color is about the concept of race as a fraudulent lie from a racist perspective, and the need to affirm the unity of all humans as one human species.
slides as pdf, slides as pptx, chat highlights, and lecture text.
Day 2: Class (September 2)
The second IFÁ session on class clarifies the role of class in Black history and discusses the class structure of the Black community today.
slides as pdf, slides as pptx, chat highlights, lecture text, and from a participant.
Day 3: Culture (September 9)
The third IFÁ session on culture focuses on Africa as the foundation of African American culture as expressed in values and norms of everyday life, as well as art.
slides as pdf, slides as pptx, chat highlights, lecture text, and from a participant: one, two, and three.
Day 4: Gender (September 16)
Gender (male, female, other) is one thing, sex is another. The fourth IFÁ session explains the historic and current triple oppression of black women, as well as their leadership on so many fronts. It also reflects on key LGBTQIA+ contributions and issues.
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Day 5: Consciousness (September 23)
African American consciousness, the topic of the fifth IFÁ session, is represented by five ideological traditions (Black Liberation Theology, Pan-Africanism, Nationalism, Feminism, and Socialism), and developed through three great debates (the Emancipation Debate, the Self-Determination Debate, and the Black Liberation Debate).
slides as pdf, slides as pptx, chat highlights, and lecture text.