A Portrait of African Immigrants In Sacramento

The African immigrants in Sacramento represent the rich diversity of African blacks, including the generations and migrations of people of African descent in America. The lecture will highlight key patterns of the immigration and demographics of the Africans in America, post slavery, key social values and norms for community engagement, and organizing, and recommending the areas or opportunities for better understanding and collaboration in Sacramento’s rich, diverse history.

Professor Ernest E. Uwazie holds a Ph.D. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, and graduated from the Harvard Law School Mediation and Negotiation Program. He joined the Sacramento State criminal justice faculty in 1991, and served as the immediate past Chair (2017-2023) of the Division of Criminal Justice. Since 1996, he has served as the founder and director of the Center for African Peace & Conflict Resolution (CAPCR), and convenor/organizer of the Annual Africa & Diaspora conference since 1992. He is a world renowned ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)/mediation trainer, practitioner, scholar, and system designer and on the UN Roster of Eminent Mediators. He has conducted over 100 ADR/restorative justice training workshops and seminars in US and Africa for over 15,000 people representing various agencies in criminal justice, law, education, public health, social services, traditional rulers, human rights, youth leaders, and community-based organizations. Prof. Uwazie is often consulted by government and business leaders for advice and facilitation skills in various conflict situations and system design, including community and inter-state conflicts in Africa. He has trained many leaders in ADR and restorative justice from private and public sectors, including police chiefs, High and Supreme Court judges, legislators, education, and community leaders, etc. He is also the founding board chair of the Africa House Sacramento, with extensive publications and presentations about Africa and the diaspora relations.