AFAS Featured Event: The Future of the Black Family Virtual Roundtable

AFAS is honored to welcome four esteemed scholars to our discussion on the future of the Black family. These distinguished individuals who will be in attendance are:

1. Anika Simpson, Ph.D. - Anika Simpson is a professor at Morgan State University and serves as the co-founding director of "Black Queer Everything."

2. Kwame Otu, Ph.D. - Kwame Otu is a professor at Georgetown University and is the author of the book "Amphibious Subjects: Sasso and the Contested Politics of Queer Self-Making in Neoliberal Ghana."

3. Marlo David, Ph.D. - Marlo David is a professor of English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Purdue University. She is the author of the book "Mama’s Gun: Black Maternal Figures and the Politics of Transgression" and has contributed numerous scholarly articles.

4. Michele Hall, JD - Michele Hall resides in Prince George's County, Maryland and is an attorney at Brown, Goldstein & Levy. She previously served as a public defender at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, primarily representing children charged in the criminal legal system. 

We look forward to the insights and expertise these scholars will bring to our discussion.