Today, October 4th, marks the culmination of Recognition Weekend 2022, with a film screening of an episode of the series, “Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade” – which will premiere  from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm EDT, in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chamber at United Nations Headquarters.

This episode, entitled “Rationalization”, follows the journey of enslaved people on location in Ghana, Spain and the United Kingdom. It examines how the brutal 400-year transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans was justified at the time and how the ideology of racism started.

Opening remarks will be delivered by Maher Nasser, Director of the Department of Global Communications’ Outreach Division, and Kamil Olufowobi, CEO of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD).

Following the screening, there will be a moderated conversation with award-winning journalist and series host, Afua Hirsch.

All honorees are invited to register RSVP RW2022 Day 4 – https://bit.ly/UNHQMIPAD2022