Africana Studies
Spotted on Campus with … Jerome Rudolph ’12
Football and track & field athlete Jerome Rudolph ’12 (Lithonia, Ga.) discusses economics, time management, keeping a positive attitude, and meeting football great Jim Brown. What’s your major and what do you like about your major? I am an economics major with an Africana studies minor. My major thus far has given me the [...]
Association of Black Collegians Hosts Hip Hop Week March 28-April 2
The Association of Black Collegians (ABC) is hosting a series of events on campus for Hip Hop Week March 28-April 2. Students will be urged to work toward positive change by actions such as sending letters to record executives and watching educational films that reveal the larger meaning of hip hop, called “the most important [...]
Land Reform in Africa: Prof. Rexford Ahene Helps Developing Countries Put Policies in Place
After receiving a master’s in economics from the University of Virginia, Rexford Ahene couldn’t afford to fly home to Ghana. But he couldn’t stay in the U.S. either, because his visa was no longer valid. “The only option was to go on for a Ph.D.,” says Ahene, whose master’s degree was funded by a grant [...]
Amanda Lalley ’07 Trains Teachers in Zambia
When Amanda Lalley ’07 arrived in Solwezi, Zambia, as a Peace Corps volunteer almost three years ago, she learned KiKaonde, a language spoken only in the northwest region of the country. “KiKaonde is a minority language, even in Zambia,” says Lalley. “It is spoken in about three districts. I would estimate that fewer than 300,000 people speak [...]
Jenna Menard ’03 Is ‘Making Up’ the Stars
By Barbara Mulligan One day, less than a decade ago, Jenna Menard ’03 sat down with a Lafayette career counselor and, after a bit of probing, began talking about what she really liked to do. “I said, ‘well, I do my friends’ makeup a lot,” Menard recalls. “She kind of laughed and asked, ‘well, why [...]
African American Art Expert Robert Steele Will Visit Campus April 27
He will present a lecture and meet with students in the African American art history course Art expert Robert Steele will give a lecture about collecting African American artwork at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 27 in the Williams Center for the Arts room 108. The talk, “Evolution of an Art Collection,” is free and open [...]
Award-Winning Author and Filmmaker Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 Speaks April 17
He will discuss his work during a public lecture in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights Award-winning author and filmmaker Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 will present the talk “Being the Change” 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17 in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights room 104. Asante was scheduled to be the keynote speaker for Lafayette’s celebration [...]
Student-Hosted Forum Will Explore Africa’s Financial Development
Fifth annual ACACIA conference will be held March 26-27 Africans Creating African Consciousness and Interest Abroad (ACACIA) will host its annual student-focused conference “Beyond 2010: Africa Financing Africa’s Development” March 26-27. This is the fifth year that ACACIA has held a conference on current African issues for the Lafayette community. The theme this year is [...]
Religion and Culture of Senegal the Focus of Numerous Black History Month Events
Islam in Africa exhibit and lecture, film screenings, and a hip hop performance will take place throughout February The religion and culture of Senegal are the focus of a number of events during Lafayette’s celebration of Black History Month. The events include the Islam in Africa: A Pilgrimage to Touba, Senegal exhibit in Skillman Library’s [...]
Lafayette Celebrates Black History Month in February
Events include lectures, an art exhibit, films, discussions, workshops, and performances; The keynote address by Molefi K. Asante, Jr. ’04 has been postponed Lafayette will celebrate Black History Month throughout the month of February with lectures, an art exhibit, films, discussions, workshops, and performances. The celebration’s keynote address by award-winning author, filmmaker, and professor Molefi [...]
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