Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora
The Center for Studies on Africa and its Diaspora (CSAD) aspires to increase worldwide understanding of the resilience of people from Africa and the African diaspora and their ongoing contributions in addressing contemporary issues with global implications.

Fifteenth Century Temne Village Simulation

Ghana’s Great Migration and Literature Journey

Ghanaian journalist, theatre director and actor , Naa Ashorkor, premieres on the CSAD Read-a-Thon

Suzanne Malveaux Shares Photos and Stories from Her Trips to Africa

Jamaican History with GSU’s Dr. Harcourt Fuller

2025 Annual CSAD Global Read-A-Thon Highlights

Poet & Author Frank X Walker Joins the Readathon

Afro-Brazilian Literature with Brazilian Scholars

Welcome to the 2025 CSAD Global Read-A-Thon

Oscar Nominee Djimon Hounsou Joins the Read- AThon

Data Mining and Mapping Antebellum Georgia Project

GSU First Lady Dr. Bridget Blake Shares Her Migration Story

Award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy Joins the GSU CSAD Read-A-Thon 2025

Atlanta History with GSU’s Dr. Maurice Hobson

Indra Thomas Performs Lift Every Voice and Sing

Highlights of the 2025 CSAD Global Read-a-Thon

Germany Joins the Read-A-Thon: Great Literature from the African Diaspora

Haitian History with Dr. Manoucheka Celeste

Award Winning Author Kiese Laymon Discusses Heavy: An American Memoir and more

Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Gelila Assefa Puck in a celebration of Ethiopian history and culture

Performance by students from Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute

Emmy-winning Journalist Brenda Bush Weeks Joins the Read-A-Thon

Singer Jalen Smith sings the spiritual - "Wade in the Water"

Excerpt from Floyd Malveaux Memoir

Journey to Sierra Leone

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony: Live at the Readathon Community Engagement Event

Atlanta Burundi Drummers Perform Live at the 2025 Annual CSAD Global Read A-Thon

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Finding His Own Roots

Suzanne Malveaux and Monica Pearson Discuss Their Roots

Atlanta News Icon Monica Pearson Joins the Read-A-Thon