In the 21st century and nearly 55 years after its inception, the Africana Studies & Research Center remains committed to continuing academic innovation in the field of Africana studies and to remaining at its forefront theoretically and pedagogically, while sustaining its ongoing commitments to activism and community engagement.
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Africana Studies News
Black Critical Thought Symposium to be held Oct. 2
Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a Black Critical Thought Symposium Oct. 2. The free event will feature interdisciplinary faculty and student presentations on Black studies, culminating in a keynote conversation with cultural theorist and poet Fred Moten.
Second annual “Freedom Party” to celebrate joy, freedom, and learning
Cornell’s Freedom Party returns Sept. 19 with live music, free books, social service resources and food. Organized by the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures, and the Africana Studies & Research Center in the College of Arts and Sciences, the event promotes community connection and academic freedom.
Locksley Edmondson, scholar of the African diaspora, dies at 92
Locksley Edmondson, professor of Africana Studies, emeritus in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 18 in Ithaca, NY at 92. A political scientist and influential scholar of the African diaspora, Edmondson joined the Africana Studies and Research Center faculty in 1983, retiring in 2017.
Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures funds 2026 graduate student research projects
Cornell University’s Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures funded seven 2026 Graduate Student Research projects across multiple disciplines. The awards provide research support for emerging scholars advancing racial justice, inequality, labor, identity and social change studies.
Violence against African migrants tests South Africa’s ‘Ubuntu’ ideal
Thousands of African migrants in South Africa are fleeing xenophobic violence before a June 30 deadline. The attacks expose the hypocrisy of Ubuntu ideals of communal humanity, says Olúfémi Táíwò, professor in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences.
'There is a space for you here'
Salimata Cisse is majoring in American studies and Africana studies.
Humanities scholars tackle research across disciplines
Seniors in the Humanities Scholars Program (HSP) in the College of Arts & Sciences at Cornell University will showcase their research at an all-day conference May 1 at the A.D. White House. Their work spans across humanities fields and also highlights intersections with science, technology, business, law and other disciplines.
‘Built by alumni, sustained by community, driven by purpose’
An anniversary gala will mark the Cornell Black Alumni Association’s 50th anniversary April 24-26 in Washington, D.C. Hosted by alumni of Cornell University, the event honors leading alumni and launches a $1.5 million legacy fund.
Upcoming Africana Events
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Wednesday 12:00 PM
A Conversation with Professor Mendi Obadike (PMA) and Dr. Shirley Lewis
Location: Africana Studies and Research Center, Hoyt Fuller Room
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Wednesday 04:45 PM
John Tain, "Of Mountains and Seas: Lahore Biennale and the Global in the Present"
Location: Goldwin Smith Hall, G22
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Thursday 12:00 PM
The Predatory Sea: Human Trafficking and Colonization in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean
Location: Uris Hall, G08
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Friday 10:00 AM
Black Critical Thought Symposium
Location: AD White House
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Monday 04:45 PM
The Terror and the Time and In the Sky's Wild Noise I Victor Jara Collective - Film Screening and Discussion
Location: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Film Forum
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Thursday 04:45 PM
Fadi A. Bardiwil, "Difference and Power: Thinking with Talal Asad and Edward Said"
Location: Goldwin Smith Hall, G22