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This event is in the past.It took place on May 19, 2026 at Center for Brooklyn History.

Upcoming at Center for Brooklyn History
CBH Talk | Africa Reframed: Rethinking a Continent’s History 1
Educational Talk
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CBH Talk | Africa Reframed: Rethinking a Continent’s History

At Center for Brooklyn History

Brooklyn Heights

Challenge everything you thought you knew about Africa's place in world history. Journalist Howard W. French and Yale professor Dan Magaziner unpack how the continent shaped the modern global economy and intellectual thought, offering a fresh perspective just ahead of BAM's DanceAfrica celebrations.

Intellectual discussion
History reframed
Pre-DanceAfrica event
Journalist & academic speakers

Tips

📚the second floor library is stunning
🎭part of BAM's DanceAfrica celebration

Center for Brooklyn History

128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA

Free

www.downtownbrooklyn.com

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CBH Talk | Africa Reframed: Rethinking a Continent’s History - Outgoing