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Afropolitanism: Expressing Black Joy

January 31, 2024

Afropolitanism: Expressing Black Joy

In honor of Black History Month February 2024, Eastern Washington University’s Africana Studies presents: Afropolitanism: Expressing Black Joy Africana Studies has partnered with departments and programs across campus to offer a wide range of events throughout the month with plenty of opportunities to learn and connect with the campus community. Join us at any of

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Afropolitan Projects and Diasporic Cultural Politics: Context, Contest, and Connections

January 26, 2024

Anima Adjepong - Chertok Lecture

Thursday, February 29th Noon | Join us via Zoom In my book, Afropolitan Projects: Redefining Blackness, Sexualities and Culture from Houston to Accra, I examine the diverse cultural and transnational strategies through which Ghanaians position themselves as citizens of the world. The Afropolitan is a politic, identity, and aesthetic that insists on elevating Africa’s place

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MLK Day of Service: Empowerment Through Action

MLK Day of Service- January 15th 2024 - Empowerment Through Action

Spokane Convention Center | Centennial Ballroom – 300 BCD Hosted by:  Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good EWU Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Africana Studies Black Student Union Schedule:  11:30 – 12:15pm | Light Refreshments & Explore the Resource Fair 12:30 – 1:30pm | Keynote Speakers

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Black History Month 2023 Recap

March 28, 2023

Photos taken courtesy of Easterner photographer Emily Powers

In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson organized the first celebration of Black History Week. The scholar quickly disproved doubts that he could muster enough Black history to last more than 2-3 days and pushed for the expansion of the celebration to a month. Black History Month provides a unique lens to view the Black American

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EWU Attends the Black College Expo – LA

Rodriguez and Dr. Baynes at the Black College Expo

Every year the National College Resources Foundation hosts the Black College Expo in Los Angeles at the LA Convention Center where Seniors, Juniors, and College Transfer Students have the opportunity to meet over 190 colleges and universities and this year our Africana Studies Program was able to attend on behalf of the Admissions team to

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Black Lives and Movements Matter: Black History Month Graphic Design Contest Winners

Black Lives and Movements Matter: Black History Month Graphic Design Contest Winners

An Innovative Collaboration Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) and the Women’s and Gender Education (WAGE) Center were pleased to collaborate with Visual Communication Design faculty Sonja Durr, MFA to host the Black Lives and Movements Matter: Black History Month graphic design contest in her Visual Communication Design 3 – Design for Social Change students.

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Black History Month 2019

January 28, 2019

Snow covered campus

The EWU Africana Studies Program presents “Reclaiming Black Excellence: Black History Month 2019.” To make arrangements for access accommodations, call 509.359.2205. To make donations to our annual silent auction, please contact our secretary at bnicholson37@ewu.edu or 509.359.2205. Tuesday, Feb. 5 Perpetual Punishment of Cedric Bradley Okera Nsombi, PhD and Cedric Bradley Noon to 12:50 p.m. |

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