Last year protests erupted in the U.S. and parts of South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, with the central message — Black Lives Matter. This complexity was highlighted in a vibrant discussion held on April 14 to launch the MIT Africa Distinguished Visitors program. It was a question that would take panelists back to the past in order to understand the present. “I think there is a misunderstanding of what race is, and so the premise that we have to start with is the idea of race is global. Race was fundamental to how the colony was structured, and remains a part of the fabric of the country today.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 14, 2021 16:28 UTC