State of the Africana Professoriate Conference:
"The Black Familial Structure"

Call for Presentations
The Sixth Annual State of the Africana Professoriate Conference

March 29-30, 2007
Hosted by the Africana Institute, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, New Jersey

Keynote address:
Melvin Van Peebles
Movie Director, Author, and Activist

Anticipated tracks include but are not limited to:
The Roles of Black Women in the Family  
The Roles of Black Men in the Family
Single Black Men and Working Women Raising Families                                  
The Portrayal of Black Family Life in the Media
Criminalization Issues Impacting Black Family Life
The Roles of Educators in Deconstructing Models of Black Family Life
Alternative Familial Systems

Proposals must not exceed 150 words. Authors should clearly indicate the discipline or type of scholarly work to be examined, the questions to be investigated, the data and methodology to be employed. A cover page should include the title of the presentation, author (s), affiliation, and contact information. Referees must receive proposals by 23 February 2007. Selected papers will be published.

2007 State of the Africana Professoriate Press Release (PDF)

2007 SAP Planning Committee

SAP National Board

President - Henry Vance Davis, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Vice President - Kambon Camara, Bloomsburg University
Secretary - Kolade Wynn, Bloomsburg University
Treasurer - Niza Fabre, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Community Affairs Officer - Marcus Jones, Claflin University
Legal Affairs Officer - Richard Green, Judge, Atlanta Georgia
Parliamentarian- Ronald Dorris, Xavier University

Members

Joe Dallon, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Letizia Gambell-Boone, Hampton University
Marcella McCoy, Philadelphia University
Connie Mack McKithen, PA
Dennis McKithen, Trenton, PA
Jerry Persaud, New Paltz, State University of New York
Benjamin Wilson, Western Michigan University