Join the Department of African American and Africana Studies for their first Brown Bag of the semester. Dr. Beka Guluma will be presenting his preliminary research titled, "The African American Dream? Comparing Black Immigrant and Native-Born Black American Beliefs about Social Mobility"
"Scholars and observers have long noted that Black Americans exhibit a high degree of political unity. Despite great diversity within Black America, Black Americans tend to overwhelmingly back the Democratic Party and show wide support for a host of social programs and policies designed to uplift Black America. But with a large and growing Black immigrant population, the question emerges: is Black political unity waning? In this Brown Bag, I present very preliminary research that seeks to address the question of whether Black immigrants exhibit similar levels of support for the Democratic Party, and for pro-Black social programs and policies as do native-born Black Americans."
Event Date and Time: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Hybrid event - 1102 Taliaferro Hall/ Zoom