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E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African American Studies

UMSL professor screens caged human documentary at St. Louis film festival

A publicity still from a new documentary directed by Niyi Coker, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African American Studies at UMSL, depicts Ota Benga....

International response to Ebola focus of guest lecturer

Michael Williams, an expert on race and ethnicity, will discuss "Ebola: The International Response & Crisis of Pan-Africanism” from 12 to 1 p.m. Oct. 15 at UMSL....

HEC-TV previews Africa World Documentary Film Festival

Ephrem Andemariam, the program coordinator of African and African American studies at UMSL and a festival organizer, discussed some of films to be screened....

Documentary festival to feature 11 films from 7 countries

A Moroccan Muslim man is gay. A Japanese musician with Down Syndrome is an African drummer in Senegal. Miriam Makeba is a world-famous South African singer....

In his own words: Native Nigerian director discusses stage, screen, St. Louis

Lagos, Nigeria, shaped Niyi Coker. Growing up there, he was surrounded by a culture rich with public theater and music performances. Coker welcomed the warm embrace of the arts. “It...