A Symposium of the Centre for Hybrid Studies
Afrikan Spirituality
Symposium Patron
Vernon Rex Archibold Taylor Jr.
Oluwo-Babalawo-Oya · Yoruba Spiritual Leader & Educator
9:30 – 11:15 am
Session 1
West African Spiritual Traditions on the Continent
- Felicia Dujon · Chair
- Ikaivla Awudi Kamberi · Presenter
- Nana Yaw Wi Asamoah Boadi · Presenter
- Mechell Marshall · Presenter
- Omar Jammeh · Presenter
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Session 2
African Spiritual Traditions in the Caribbean
- Dr. John Hunte · Chair & Presenter
- Burton Sankeralli · Presenter
- Edward Forde · Presenter
2:30 – 5:00 pm
Roundtable
African Spirituality in Africa
- Andrea King · Chair
- Nana Yaw Wi Asamoah Boadi · Presenter
- Tebogo Buntu · Presenter
- Ikaivla Awudi Kamberi · Presenter
- Omar Jammeh · Presenter
9:30 – 11:15 am
Session 1
Debating diasporic spiritual innovations to African continental traditions
- Dr. Anthony Richards · Chair
- Siphiwe Baleka · Presenter
- Dr. Yanique Hume · Presenter
- Vernon Rex Archibold Taylor Jr. · Presenter
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Session 2
Understanding African and Caribbean traditional spirituality as ways of knowing and technologies
- Dr. Anthony Richards · Chair
- Burton Sankeralli · Presenter
- Ireka Jelani · Presenter
- Dr. Yanique Hume · Presenter
- Sarah Thobi Motha · Presenter
2:30 – 5:00 pm
Roundtable
African Spirituality in the Diaspora
- Felicia Dujon · Chair
- Dr. Janique Baker-Dennis · Participant
- Makhosi Asiya Nyame · Participant
- Vernon Rex Archibold Taylor Jr. · Participant
- Oloye Agba Esusegun Olaifa · Participant
9:30 – 11:15 am
Session 1
Ancestral communion and state heritage projects
- Kevin Farmer · Chair
- Dr. Tara Inniss · Presenter
- Dr. Matthew C. Reilly · Presenter
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Session 2
Freedom to practice: The state of affairs
- Bishop Roger Bryan · Chair
- Rev. Dr. Hazel-Ann Gibbs De Peza · Presenter
- Christina Smith · Presenter
2:30 – 5:00 pm
Roundtable
Contemporary challenges facing the practice of Traditional African and African Diasporic Spirituality and possible solutions
- Major Alfred Taylor · Chair
- Siphiwe Baleka · Presenter
- Amoo Babatunde Ibrahim · Presenter
- Prof. Kofi Asare Opoku · Presenter
- Dr. Deryck Murray · Presenter
- Simon Mitambo · Presenter
Symposium Speakers
Felicia Dujon
Ikaivla Awudi Kamberi
Nana Yaw Wi Asamoah Boadi
Mechell Marshall
Dr. John Hunte
Burton Sankeralli
Edward Forde
Omar Jammeh
Andrea King
Tebogo Buntu
Dr. Anthony Richards
Siphiwe Baleka
Dr. Yanique Hume
Vernon Rex Archibold Taylor Jr.
Ireka Jelani
Dr. Janique Baker-Dennis
Makhosi Asiya Nyame
Kevin Farmer
Dr. Tara Inniss
Dr. Matthew C. Reilly
Rev. Dr. Hazel-Ann Gibbs De Peza
Christina Smith
Bishop Roger Bryan
Major Alfred Taylor
Amoo Babatunde Ibrahim
Prof. Kofi Asare Opoku
Dr. Deryck Murray
Simon Mitambo
Sarah Thobi Motha
Oloye Agba Esusegun Olaifa
An event of the Centre for Hybrid Studies · Barbados · 2026
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