42nd Annual KIPAS
The Kawaida Institute 
of Pan-African Studies 

Seminar in Social Theory and Practice
July 22 - 28, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA

"Holding Ground and Moving Courageously Forward: 
Forging Our Future in Righteous and Relentless Struggle"

A week-long seminar providing critical analysis, discussion and strategies for addressing major issues confronting African people throughout the world, i.e., male/female relations; police violence and community security, food security; human trafficking; healthcare; housing; gentrification, unemployment; poverty, reparations, education, equity, peace, enviromental care and resistance.

"This is our duty: 
to know our past and honor it; 
to engage our present and improve it; and 
to imagaine a whole new future and forge it 
in the most ethical, effective and expansive ways." 
Dr. Maulana Karenga