History of Black Communities & Townships in the US
Wed, Feb 16
|Online Event
Join us for a presentation by Mr. Arkee Hodges on African-American self-governing communities. Discover how and why these communities were built; how these communities were governed; the use of mutual assistance; and how the concept of cooperative economics was used to sustain communities.
Time & Location
Feb 16, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM EST
Online Event
About the Event
Join us for a presentation by Mr. Arkee Hodges on African-American self-governing communities. Discover how and why these communities were built; how these communities were governed; the use of mutual assistance; and how the concept of cooperative economics was used to sustain communities.
Arkee Hodges is a historian, educator, entrepreneur, and visionary leader. He is the Founder and President of the Black Achievement Fund as well as the Founder and President of Education for Life Academy (EFLA). EFLA offers an online African history curriculum that begins with the origins of humanity in Africa 200,000 years ago - not slavery. EFLA also offers onsite classes in Black history for middle and high school students. Mr. Hodges was a professor at John Jay College for Criminal Justice at New York City College of Technology where he taught the courses: Race and Ethnicity in America, the African American Experience, and the Sociology of…