Month: March 2015

   Rock & Roll Africa: Tal National Thursday, April 2 | 7:30pm Schimmel Center 3 Pine St. Tickets: $19/$10 with student ID   West African rockers Tal National hail from the small West African nation of Niger which is situated along West Africa’s ancient trade routes and is home to Songhai, Fulani, Hausa and Tuareg people, all of whom are represented in the group. The band’s hugely popular and entrancing sound is based on...

Wednesday, March 11 at 6:00 PM at the John Haynes Holmes Community House, 28 East 35th Street (Madison & Park) Niger in the Shadow of the "Giant of Africa" – Nigeria – and under Threat from Boko Haram Niger is rich in natural resources yet is beset by economic inequality, chronic poverty, and civil strife. This seminar is based on Amnesty International’s recent report "The State of the World’s Human Rights 2014 / 2015". Dr. Gladys...