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A Gathering with Dr. Nubia Kai on her new Book: A River of Prophecy: Constructing a Sacred History of African Americans

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Saturday, August 02, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Dr. Nubia Kai’s

“A River of Prophecy: Constructing a Sacred History of African Americans "

A Gathering with the Author!

In Dr. Nubia Kai’s most recent book "A River of Prophecy: Constructing a Sacred History of African Americans" the reader is challenged to consider several approaches to history that have been purposely demeaned by the West. The ability of academics to refute the importance of African Historiography and its relation to genealogy is superbly challenged. African traditional methods and sources of history are used to prove that the major “Western” religions are actually the major African religions that were in fact initiated by descendants from ancient Kemetic-Cushitc civilizations.

The book is a necessary reordering of our understanding and contains important insights that invite the reader to learn about little known African writings and empires, especially those that elevated women and justice, while simultaneously eliminating slavery. In many ways the work is a fresh look at Sacred History for those who have yearned for a better unraveling of the direct genealogic connections between Kemet/Egypt, Ethiopia, the many peoples of Africa and the major world religions. For people of African Descent, A River of Prophecy is a necessary part of our healing and reconnection with our ancient past.

Presenter: Dr. Nubia Kai (a.k.a. Nubia Kai Al-Nura Salaam) received a B.A. degree from Wayne State University in Anthropology and Black Studies, a M.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin in African Languages and Literature, and a Ph.D. in African Literature and Film at Howard University. A poet, playwright, storyteller, and novelist, Ms. Kai has won numerous awards for her writing, including three Michigan Council for the Arts Awards, eight D.C. Commission on the Arts Awards, two National Endowment for the Arts Awards, and the Larry Neal Writer’s Competition for Poetry She has been published in Black Scholar, Black World, Essence Magazine, Black American Literature Forum, Quilt, Catalyst, Solid Ground, City Arts Quarterly, Obsidian, Black Books Bulletin, Moving Out, Journal of Black Poetry, Left Curve, Journal of African Literature Association, Black Camera, Journal of African American History and several other journals and anthologies. She has published two collections of poetry, Peace of My Mind and Solos, a collection of short stories, The Sweetest Berry on the Bush, an historical novel, I Spread My Wings And I Fly, and a scholarly text Kuma Malinke Historiography: Sundiata Keita to Almamy Samori Toure. Her plays have been produced at the New Federal Theater (NYC), Penumbra Theater (St. Paul-Minneapolis), ETA Theater (Chicago), Creative Express Theater (Detroit), Tafari Jirani Theater (Atlanta). She has taught in the History Department at George Washington University and was an assistant professor at Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts and a lecturer at University of Maryland-Baltimore’s Africana Studies Department.

This will be a virtual program on Saturday, August 2nd, 2025

11am - 1:00pm

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