Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University

Fashioning the Black Female Body: Negrophilia/Negrophobia and the Racial Economy of Desire, by Dr. Sabrina Strings (University of California Irvine) - Tuesday, March 2, 2021, from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. This is the inaugural presentation in the "Fashion & Social Justice" lecture series, hosted by the "Decolonizing Fashion Studies: Rethinking Curriculum, Collections, and Creative Practice" Central NY Humanities Corridor working group... https://events.cornell.edu//fashioning_the_black_female_bo

The seismic changes in the U.S. mean that there are many new players and that there is a need for new thinking on Africa. The new directions that the U.S. could take with Africa can strengthen its relationship with Africans at home and abroad. What does the newly inaugurated Biden-Harris administration mean for the future of Africa? Africa Initiative is excited to host such a dynamic and insightful group of speakers for a timely discussion. https://calendar.syracuse.edu//wha...t-can-the-biden-harris-/ February 27, 2021 at 12:00pm 2:00pm EST Speakers: Hon Kwesi Quartey, Fmr. Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission, 2017-2021 Cheryl Hendricks, Director, Africa Institute South Africa Julialynne Walker, Global Pan African Movement North America Marcel Kittisou, Cornell University Samar Al-Bulushi, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine

'Black History Month expands students’ understanding of the Black experience in American history to see that Black history isn’t something that happened in the past, it happens every single day through each of them.' https://youtu.be/igSzPmRU_3A

Revolutions in Africa discussion with speakers: Dr. Amy K. Kallander & Dr. Jeanette S. Jouili. The Africa Initiative virtually hosted the first event of the Spring semester. As we marked ten years since the Tunisian and Egyptian popular uprisings, we had a dynamic discussion. Please check the link below.... https://youtu.be/rjEXgeA0iH4

"This mistrust is not surprising given the Black experience of mistreatment and inequality, particularly in health care and medicine" - Danielle Taana Smith, a professor of African American Studies at Syracuse University. https://cortlandstandard.net///faith-in-the-covid-vaccine/

The Africa Initiative is excited to virtually host an event tomorrow 4pm EST as we mark ten years since the Tunisian and Egyptian popular uprisings, we look forward to a dynamic discussion with Dr. Jeanette S. Jouili and Dr. Amy A. Kallander. Zoom Link: https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/93646015071... https://calendar.syracuse.edu//africa-initiative-event-re/

2021 Watson Professorship Opening Event An online dialogue at Syracuse University, Looking Back, Looking Forward: Choices, Careers, and Living Black History, will be part of Gabrielle Foreman's 2021 Jeannette K. Watson Visiting Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities at the SU Humanities Center. The dialogue among Gabrielle Foreman (Penn State), Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Rutgers), and Daina Berry (UT Austin) will be moderated by Shirley Moody Turner (Penn State) and held on Zoom from 5-6pm EST on Thursday, February 11th, 2021

Microsoft Launches Immersive New Black History Month Experience Free for K-12 Students. https://people.com//microsoft-launches-immersive-black-hi/