{"288981":{"#nid":"288981","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Africa Atlanta 2014: Bringing Africa\u2019s past, present and future to Atlanta","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfrica Atlanta 2014 is an exciting event with an opening that officially kicked off \u003Cstrong\u003EFeb. 28\u003C\/strong\u003E with\u0026nbsp; the exhibition \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/africaatlanta.org\/calendar\/event\/mapping-place-africa-beyond-paper\u0022\u003EMapping Place: Africa Beyond Paper\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d The Atlanta opening is a collaboration between the \u003Cstrong\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/strong\u003E and the \u003Cstrong\u003EJimmy Carter Library and Museum\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp; The event features \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/africaatlanta.org\/calendar\/event\/kongo-across-the-waters\u0022\u003EKONGO across the WATERS\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d a magnificent art collection from the Royal Museum of Central Africa.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn array of\u0026nbsp; nearly 50 activities are already underway and encompass art and museum exhibitions, cinema, conferences, performances, and workshops.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is the honorary chair of the Africa Atlanta 2014 International Advisory Board.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERolling Out\u003C\/em\u003E spoke with DeShawn Dominique Jenkins, managing director of Africa 2014, documented in an \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rollingout.com\/culture\/africa-atlanta-2014-bringing-africas-past-present-future-atlanta\/#_\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eonline podcast\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Rolling Out spoke with DeShawn Dominique Jenkins, managing director of Africa 2014, documented in an online podcast."}],"uid":"27889","created_gmt":"2014-04-07 15:57:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:11","author":"Beth Godfrey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-07T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-07T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/rollingout.com\/culture\/africa-atlanta-2014-bringing-africas-past-present-future-atlanta\/#_","title":"Bringing Africa\u2019s past, present and future to Atlanta"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"60031","name":"Africa Atlanta 2014"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}