The recent Florida election debacle was the latest example in a long line of election challenges for Blacks that Dr. Akwasi Osei from Delaware State University speaks on The State of Black Politics in America lecture as part of Salisbury State University s celebration of African-American History Month. Blacks came in politically as second class citizens, Osei said. It has changed legally for them, but not in reality.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
SSU s Multiethnic Student Services Office will sponsor a speaker reaction panel comprised of Black community leaders following the talk. Osei said Black politics has always been unique given the history of racism in America. He will discuss that history and recurring themes in Black political life. A member of DSU s Department of History, Philosophy and Political Science, he believes there has been some positive change and he said he expects progress to continue. Blacks need to come together as a group to mobilize and educate others, Osei said.