Niara Sudarkasa
Anthropologist, Person
1938 –
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Who is Niara Sudarkasa?
Niara Sudarkasa is an American scholar, educator, Africanist and anthropologist who holds thirteen honorary degrees, and is the recipient of nearly 100 civic and professional awards. In 1989 Essence magazine named her "Educator for the '90s", and in 2001 she became the first African American to be installed as a Chief in the historic Ife Kingdom of the Yoruba of Nigeria.
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- Born
- Aug 14, 1938
Fort Lauderdale - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
- Oberlin College
- Employment
- New York University
- University of Michigan
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on July 23, 2013
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