The 2019 African Film Festival will run from March 29th through March 31st in Brown Hall, on Washington University's Campus. The festival is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.

The award is granted annually to an individual who has made significant career contributions to advancing awareness of racial and ethnic issues in criminology and criminal justice.

Sponsored by the American Historical Association and the Association for the Study of African American Life & History, the prize is awarded annually for an outstanding book on the African diaspora.

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Leadership St. Louis is a highly respected program for established and emerging leaders who have demonstrated a deep commitment to improving the St. Louis region.

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Set for March 23-25, the 13th annual African Film Festival will showcase seven films and feature French journalist and activist Rokhaya Diallo, who will discuss her film “From Paris to Ferguson: Guilty of Being Black.”