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Urban Connections
Urban Connections conducts guest interviews covering issues effecting our local, national, international and global communities from a Black perspective. Subjects include current events, trends, history, education, economics, science, political science, health, race, law and more.
Historian Dr. Daive Dunkley raises questions about historically enslaved and colonized populations. His research focuses on the history and culture of the Caribbean and the wider Black Atlantic. He has a strong desire to educate others about Black history and its implications for the present. Dr. Dunkley is Professor and Chair of Black Studies, and the Director of Peace Studies at the University of Missouri at Columbia, MO.
A prolific writer, Dr. Dunkley has authored publications exploring slave resistance, colonialism, decolonization, and the politics of Rastafari. Outside of being a professor and historian, Dr. Dunkley enjoys reggae music, from attending live performances to listening casually. He will present a talk on the nexus of Bob Marley, Marcus Garvey and Emperor Hailie Selassie I, Saturday, February 17th, as part of the Bob Marley/Black History Month Celebration, presented by Missouri not-for -profit 501 (c) 3 organization, Friends of Reggae International, at the Gem Theater in Kansas City’s Historic 18th and Vine District.
Host/producer/engineer: Donna Morrow Wolfe
Co-host: Karen E. Griffin
