The African Diaspora Worldwide with Fayida Jailler
Thursday, October 20, 2022 · 1 - 2 PM
The UMBC community is invited to Dr. Tammy Henderson's AFST Introduction to The Black Experience course with guest speaker, Fayida Jailler
In this class, Jailler will explore Black history and Black communities from all around the world! From Europe, to Asia, to the Middle East to the Americas; Jailler takes a look and Afrodescendant communities all around the world, past and present.
Bio: Fayida Jailler is a YouTuber, educator, activist, linguist and travel
curator, specializing in black history content from the global African
diaspora. In 2020 she founded ’Freedom Is Mine', a platform dedicated to
celebrating the history, culture and contribution of the African
diaspora worldwide. It began as a YouTube channel, specializing in
videos about Afrodescendant communities around the world, often in
places many people don't know that black communities have existed for
centuries. The platform now extends across the social media platforms,
delivering daily, global black history content!
For more information, please contact Tammy Henderson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Africana Studies - xu61256@umbc.edu
Image description: Fayida Jailler, a light-skinned Black woman with coily hair is smiling. She is wearing red lipstick, silver hoop earrings, and a red blouse.
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Join the online meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84405794558