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SUMMARY:Knowing Yesterday\, Shaping Tomorrow: The Lou Kushnick Memorial L
 ecture
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DESCRIPTION:Professor Abdul Alkalimat inaugurates the new annual lecture 
 series commemorating our founder Professor Lou Kushnick.\n\nThe Ahmed Iq
 bal Ullah Education Trust\, in partnership with the University of Manche
 ster\, is launching a new annual lecture in honour of our founder\, Prof
 essor Lou Kushnick. Lou was a tireless advocate for anti?racist educatio
 n and a driving force behind both the Education Trust and the RACE Centr
 e. Since his death in early 2025\, he has been deeply missed.\n\nThis ne
 w lecture series celebrates his legacy\, beginning with an inaugural tal
 k by Professor Abdul Alkalimat. Professor Alkalimat - internationally re
 spected scholar-activist and a founding figure in Black Studies in the U
 nited States – was a friend and colleague of Lou’s.\n\nProfessor Alkalim
 at opens this new lecture series by commemorating Lou's important work. 
 He will respond to four key questions: Who was Lou Kushnick? Why am I sp
 eaking about him? Why was he concerned about racism? And why should we b
 e concerned about racism? His perspective will reflect his African Ameri
 can identity\, but will also connect with the trans-Atlantic perspective
  he shared with Lou.\n\nWe welcome friends observing Ramadan and our pro
 gramme will allow for Maghrib and Iftar. There is a dedicated prayer spa
 ce in Manchester Central Library.\n\nComplimentary hot food\, tea and co
 ffee will be provided.
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Manchester Central Library
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