Eleven events to celebrate Black History Month in Rhode Island

By Sarah Ogundare | March 24

These virtual and in-person events across the state will prioritize Black history, achievements and activism.

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Providence organizations celebrate Black History with special events, year-round activities

By Mikayla Kennedy | March 1

Art and history exhibitions at local libraries, museums and other organizations aim to empower and educate Black communities.

Frank Richards discusses ties between river blindness, slavery at annual SPH Black History Month Lecture

By Ryan Doherty | February 21

On Tuesday, Frank Richards discussed the historical link between the transatlantic slave trade and onchocerciasis.

‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: Providence City Council and City Archives host Pillars on Race event

By Avani Ghosh | February 21

Providence exhibition recounts city’s history from 1935 to present.

Educators, scholars remember lives of Lani Guinier, bell hooks at recent symposium

By Aniyah Nelson and Ryan Doherty | February 21

A symposium held Feb. 18-19, co-sponsored by the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity and the Department of Africana Studies, celebrated the lives of Lani Guinier and bell hooks.

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Brown professors react to altered AP African American Studies curriculum

By Swaraj Agarwal | February 17

Professors discuss the College Board's revised curriculum for its AP African American Studies course.

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‘A labor of love:’ Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading celebrates poet, nurtures connection through performance

By Julia Vaz | February 17

The Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading brought together more than 400 people this year.

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Wooten ’24: What ‘Abbott Elementary’ taught me about AP African American Studies, Black educational equity

By Jada Wooten | February 16

In her op-ed, Jada Wooten ’24 explains why she does not engage with articles regarding Florida’s AP African American Studies controversy, but still cares deeply about Black educational equity.

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Affirmative action in the archives: Race-conscious admissions at Brown from the 1960s to today

By Owen Dahlkamp | February 16

The Supreme Court is slated to decide two cases that will determine the future of affirmative action by June. With the current court known as the most conservative slate of judges in nearly a century, the future of affirmative action remains uncertain.

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A ‘duty to give back’: Looking at the current state of racial, social justice activism in Providence

By Rhea Rasquinha | February 16

Activist groups discuss future goals, repealing Rhode Island’s Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights.

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‘Nothing is mutually exclusive’: Dori Walker ’24 pursues art in academics at Brown

By Rya Vallabhaneni | February 16

Dori Walker ’24 hones her photographic, artistic practice through media studies.

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Exploring ‘bigger worlds’: 5 powerful reads for Black History Month

By Aalia Jagwani | February 16

Toni Morrison, Nella Larsen and Raven Leilani are key authors to read for Black History Month.

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Former UMBC president remembers Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at annual OIED lecture

By Ryan Doherty | February 15

Freeman Hrabowski III, president emeritus of the University of Maryland, reflected on the influence of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement on higher education at the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. lecture Feb. 15.

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