ASP hosts filmmaker Cherif Keita as he screen and discusses his film "Remembering Nokutela." The director of the film, Dr. Cherif Keita, will discuss Nokutela's contributions within a larger discussion of the role of women in liberation movements. Dr. Cherif Keita is a professor of Francophone literature at Carleton College in Minnesota. A native of Mali, he has published book and articles on both social and literary problems in contemporary Africa.

The film brings to light the once-forgotten contributions of Nokutela Mdima Dube in her early-20th-century efforts to empower black South Africans. Nokutela Dube was the first wife of John L. Dube, the founding president of what became the African National Congress. She was also an educator, journalist, and talented musician. Together the couple traveled ti the US to produce and present choral music. They were the first black persons to establish a school in South Africa.

This event is free and open to the public; refreshments will be provided.