WEB DU BOIS ETHIOPIANISM & BLACK INTERNATIONALISM | Busboys and Poets Books

Scholarship on Black internationalism has experienced a revival. Whilst this scholarship has increasingly turned towards examining Du Bois’s thoughts on the “color line” in a global rather than national context, none do so by centering his Ethiopian-centered perspective. This book provides an examination of Du Bois’s efforts to link African Americans, Afro-Caribbean, and the Pan African project to Ethiopia as a response to the emerging question of Black historical identity.

For Du Bois, Ethiopia, Ethiopian history, and its monarchial leadership were essential to resolving the global problem of the “color line”. He believed that Africans in the Diaspora, especially in the United States, and Africans across Ethiopia should build reciprocal relations with Ethiopia for the benefit of the Black Race and their mutual development. Du Bois also made multiple attempts to engage and establish relations with Ethiopia and worked through official and unofficial channels to develop those relations.

Dr. Wayne A. Rose is joining us on the Busboys stage with Professor Robbie Shilliam to discuss his research on W.E.B. Du Bois and Black internationalism. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Dr. Rose will be signing following the program.

This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of W.E.B. DU BOIS, ETHIOPIANISM, AND BLACK INTERNATIONALISM will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is IN PERSON and will NOT be livestreamed. 

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Dr. Wayne A. Rose (Ras Wayne) is a native of Kingston, Jamaica and Baltimore, Maryland. He holds a Ph.D. in African Diaspora History, with additional specializations in African American and Early American History from Morgan State University. He also holds an Undergraduate degree in Africana Studies and a Master of Arts in History from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). 

Ras Dr. Wayne Rose is a co-convener of the School of Sacrament Ras Tafari University (SOSACRU), and a former Fellow at Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Concerns. He currently works as a Lecturer at Morgan State University and a Graduate Adjunct professor of History at Jackson State University. He lectures on American History, African Diaspora History, and Afro-Caribbean spirituality. His previous teaching institutions include the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Ras Wayne also worked as a Cultural Expert and Ras Tafari Resource with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). In DOCCS, he provided cultural, spiritual, and life skills counseling to incarcerated men and women, and to local community members.

Robbie Shilliam is a Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. Professor Shilliam researches the political and intellectual complicities of colonialism and race in the global order. He is co-editor of the Rowman & Littlefield book series, Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Question. Robbie was a co-founder of the Colonial/Postcolonial/Decolonial working group of the British International Studies Association and is a long-standing active member of the Global Development section of

the International Studies Association.

Robbie is committed to building capacity in Political Science and International Relations for postcolonial teaching and learning. To that effect, he is presently writing a book for undergraduates which reveals the colonial and postcolonial roots of the academic study of politics as well as providing alternative routes of investigation and understanding.

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