Jun 29, 2021
Prof. Christopher Lee on Africa’s Relationship with China
Associate professor of history expresses how issues of framing, narration, and analysis have created problematic misrepresentations.
Africana Studies
May 20, 2021
Campus Friends Are Ready for Next Adventure Together
Olivia Barney ’21 and Ellie Aaberg ’21 made their mark on Lafayette—and each other. Their next adventure is together; both are pursuing careers in…
Feb 22, 2021
Encouraging Political Participation
Political organizer Damareo Cooper discusses the benefits of activism in virtual event hosted by Africana Studies.
Dec 7, 2020
Connecting Race and Space
Profs. Wendy Wilson-Fall and Andrea Armstrong share insights about diversity in outdoor spaces: Does everyone feel welcome?
Oct 22, 2020
Requiem for the Enslaved
Hub New Music performs new Carlos Simon composition at Williams Center for the Arts.
Sep 21, 2019
Restoring Property Rights in Sierra Leone
Prof. Rex Ahene spent his summer finalizing the primary policy on land and natural resources in Sierra Leone.
Mar 27, 2019
When the World Is Your Classroom
During winter and summer breaks, Lafayette students have the opportunity to enroll in an intensive study-abroad academic course that immerses them in an…
Mar 27, 2019
The Culture of Senegal
Twenty students representing a broad range of academic disciplines had intensive learning experience in the French-speaking West African nation. Led by…
Feb 26, 2019
Black Panther Founder Calls for Political Unity
Story by Sydney Edelson ’19, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Bobby Seale, African-American activist and co-founder and national chairman of the Black Panther…
Oct 13, 2018
Artist Charles Burwell Visits
Story by Bill Landauer, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz and Michael Kubel Charles Burwell, a painter from Philadelphia, spoke with students from the Africana…