Buffalo State welcomes Dr. Brian Kwoba as Black History Month Speaker
The campus community and the public are invited to join the Institutional Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office in celebrating Black History Month and honoring the history and contributions of Black Americans and the African diaspora at Buffalo State.
On Thursday, February 19, Buffalo State University welcomes Dr. Brian Kwoba for a book signing, meet-and-greet, and discussion of his award-winning book, Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism. The book signing and meet-and-greet will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Cleveland Hall 204. Attendees will receive a signed copy of the book and have the chance to visit the Institutional Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office before transitioning to the Campbell Student Union Social Hall for the discussion, which runs from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
About the Speaker
Brian Kwoba grew up in Boulder, Colorado. After earning his undergraduate degree at Cornell University, he spent six years teaching high school and middle school history and getting a Master’s in teaching at Tufts University in Boston before heading to the University of Oxford for his doctoral degree in history.
Kwoba is an associate professor of history and director of the African and African American Studies Program at the University of Memphis. Over the past two decades, he has been an activist on issues including anti-imperialism, immigrant workers rights, climate justice, Falastin, decolonizing education, pan-Africanism, and the movement for Black lives. His research focuses on political thought and social movements among people of African descent in the United States and across the globe. While completing his doctoral degree at the University of Oxford, Kwoba co-founded the Oxford Pan-Afrikan Forum (OXPAF) and the #RhodesMustFall movement, which sought to decolonize education at Oxford University. In his spare time, he is a big music lover (especially live jazz), an Afrobeats DJ, and a frequent traveler to Kenya, where he visits his father’s side of the family.
Most recently, from the Awards Committee of the Caribbean Philosophical Association, his book was voted for the 2026 Frantz Fanon Outstanding Book Awards.
