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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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MLK's 1960s visits to Cornell still resonate today

1/12/2023

King’s historic visit on Nov. 13, 1960, and a second, on April 14, 1961, came during a period when he was honing ideas that would take center stage at the March on Washington in 1963

Excavation uncovers 2K more artifacts at St. James church site

12/09/2022

This semester’s work also featured an end-of-semester mini-field course for local children and youth presented by two Cornell students.

Goffe: Collaboration is key to major humanities grants

11/22/2022

Grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation will help make humanities research more accessible to scholars and the public.

Painting, blue background, circles with circles inside, plant shapes over all

Salah Hassan co-curates African modernist artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishag’s exhibition at the Serpentine, London

11/08/2022

Kamala Ibrahim Ishag has forged a unique and expansive practice that is not defined by a singular style or movement.

Book: Time for Black women to claim the right to lead

11/08/2022

Extending her research on writing by Black women around the world, Carole Boyce Davies examines the stories of Black women political leaders in Africa and in the global African Diaspora.

Scholar offers talk about Brazilian crackdowns and feminist response

10/26/2022

Her talk is one of three in the African Diaspora Knowledge Exchange Series.

‘Words as battle axes’: A&S professors appear in Frederick Douglass film

10/21/2022

Derrick Spires, Edward Baptist, and Gerard Aching help tell the story of the man born into slavery who became an advocate for African American freedom.

The College Welcomes New Faculty for 2022-23

9/06/2022

This year, 15 new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.

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