Unheard Voices, Made Known and Amplified

<p>When Carole Boyce Davies, professor of Africana studies and English, first began studying African and African diaspora literature and culture, the field was dominated by male scholars and writers—both as teachers and subjects of study, according to <a href="http://bit.ly/2IMWMOZ">this story on the Cornell Resarch website</a>. Boyce Davies arrived at just the right moment to make significant contributions.</p>

Fulbright scholar

Fulbright scholar engages with indigenous communities

<p>As a Fulbright scholar at Cornell this year, <a href="http://english.cornell.edu/rebecca-macklin">Rebecca Macklin</a> deepened her research through engagement with Native American communities, including joining Cornell students in educational outreach to indigenous high school students.</p>

Aug. 11 event to honor life, legacy of Dorothy Cotton

<p>A celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights icon Dorothy Cotton will be held Aug. 11 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall on the Cornell campus. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.</p>

Jeffrey Sachs

Economist, UN adviser Jeffrey Sachs to speak on democracy Sept. 12

<p>Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs, who serves as a special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on sustainable development goals, will present a lecture, “Reclaiming America’s Democracy,” on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall. The event is free and open to the public.</p><p>The lecture will focus on the importance of civic engagement in the American context and its implications for sustainable global development.</p>

A.D. White Professor-at-Large to speak on race, class, speech

A.D. White Professor-at-Large to speak on race, class, speech

<p>Linguist and A.D. White Professor-at-Large <a href="http://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu/2017/08/17/john-rickford/">John Rickford</a> will address race, class and speech in a series of campus events Sept. 17-21 that include public talks and a screening of his 2017 film, “<a href="https://www.talkingblackinamerica.org/">Talking Black in America</a>.”</p>

Top music industry expert speaks Sept. 27

Numerous artists have been launched into chart-topping, award-winning careers by Mathew Knowles, including both his daughters, Beyoncé and Solange. On Thursday, Sept. 27, Knowles will discuss his first two books, “The DNA of Achievers” and “Racism From the Eyes of a Child,” in a panel at 4:30 p.m. in the Africana Studies and Research Center. A reception will follow. The event is free, and the public is invited.

AD White Reading Room

Faculty to share perspectives on Ezra Cornell’s vision

A panel discussion, “Celebrating 150 Years of Ezra Cornell’s Promise: Reflections on What ‘... Any Person … Any Study’ Means,” will be held Monday, Oct. 29, at 4 p.m. in Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. The event is open to the public.

African American children standing in front of the &amp;quot;Fernwood Colored School&amp;quot;

Segregated Education

<p> <em>This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's fifth season, "What Do We Know about Inequality?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about inequality. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Thursday through the fall semester.</em></p>

Black woman standing in field of flowers

Lived Experience

<p> <em>This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's fifth season, "What Do We Know about Inequality?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about inequality. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Thursday through the fall semester.</em></p>

Goldwin Smith Hall, home of the English department

Two win Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prizes

<p>The 2018 winners of the Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature have been announced by Abdilatif Abdalla, chair of the prize’s board of trustees.</p><p>The fiction prize winner is Tanzanian writer Zainab Alwi Baharoon, for "Mungu Hakopeshwi." The poetry category winner is Kenyan author Jacob Ngumbau Julius, for “Moto wa Kifuu.”</p><p>Baharoon and Julius will each receive $5,000 awards. The prizes will be awarded in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Feb. 15.</p>

Aerial photo of a city, Photo by Pop &amp;amp; Zebra on Unsplash

Art history professor receives grant for global seminars

Iftikhar Dadi, associate professor of history of art, has received a $238,000 grant from the Getty Foundation's Connecting Art Histories initiative for a series of research seminars. The project, “Connecting Modern Art Histories in and across Africa, South and Southeast Asia,” is a collaboration between Cornell’s Institute of Comparative Modernities (ICM), the Dhaka Art Summit in Bangladesh, and Asia Art Archives in Hong Kong. ​

Riche richardson

Riché Richardson: from surgery to recovery to hope

<p>Over the course of two decades, <a href="https://africana.cornell.edu/rich%C3%A9-richardson">Riché Richardson</a>, associate professor of African-American literature in Cornell’s Africana Studies and Research Center, received her doctorate and two fellowships, taught at two universities, published numerous essays and a book – and survived three major surgeries.</p>

Willard Straight hall

Series of events to mark 50th anniversary of Willard Straight Hall occupation

<p>On April 19, 1969, dozens of members of Cornell’s Afro-American Society and several Latino students occupied Willard Straight Hall for 36 hours to call attention to what they perceived as the university’s hostility toward students of color, its student judicial system and its slow progress in establishing an Africana studies program.</p>

James Turner

Africana Center to honor founder at 50th anniversary symposium

<p>The symposium – focusing on Turner’s activism and impact in shaping the black student movement – will be held from April 12-13 at the Africana Center, 310 Triphammer Road. The keynote address, scheduled for 11 a.m. April 13, will be given by John Bracey, professor in the W.E.B. du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.</p>

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Africana hosts talk on climate change and its impact in Africa

<p dir="ltr">While future effects of climate change are often in the news, an April 30 event will discuss how the problem is already affecting communities around the world, particularly in Africa.</p><p>The Africana Studies and Research Center is hosting, “Disaster: Cyclone Idai, Climate Change & Climate Migration,” a talk that will discuss impacts of climate change, climate migration and food scarcity and takes place at 4:30 pm in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.</p>

Nicholas Duval

Nicholas Duval: ‘I've learned to lean on friends, collaborators, and professors more than I did when I first came here’

<h3>Nicholas Duval</h3><h3>Africana Studies</h3><h3>Philadelphia, PA</h3><p><strong>What are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?</strong></p><p>I've learned what makes a truly engaging argument/piece of writing/filmmaking/etc., and when and how I need to push myself to create something significant instead of settling for something mediocre. Knowing that standard is likely going to guide me for the rest of my life and help me to go further.</p>

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