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![Amanda Eke portrait](/media/images/Amanda-Eke.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
(May 7, 2021)
The Poet Speaks WorkshopOn Saturday, May 15th, from 11 am to 12 pm EST, Amanda Eke, professional poet, artist, Fulbright, and UN Award winner and author, will share The Poet Speaks Workshop over Zoom.
![Portrait of Terri Lyne Carrington.](/media/images/E_-_Terri_Lyne_Carrington_Photo_by.9ff9df30.fill-150x150.jpg)
(March 12, 2021)
Grammy-Award Winning Musician Terri Lyne Carrington Headlines Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Affairs LectureCarrington will discuss her distinguished musical career and social justice work.
![Tanisha Jackson and Lavett Ballard at Community Folk Art Center](/media/images/Tanisha_and_Lavett.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
(Feb. 16, 2021)
Community Folk Art Center Launches Black Arts Speak Film SeriesThe film series will release five episodes throughout the year and is funded by the Black Equity and Excellence grant from the Central New York Community Foundation.
![Interior of the Community Folk Art Center.](/media/images/Community_Folk_Art_Center.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
(Oct. 8, 2020)
Community Folk Art Center Receives $20,000 Black Equity and Excellence GrantGrant will fund online exhibitions, artist talks and expand educational programming.
![Charlton Mcilwain portraait](/media/images/AAS-LENDER_Charlton_.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.png)
(Sept. 17, 2020)
Social Media and Social Justice: A ColloquiumDigital African American history, #hashtag activism, and social justice. Featuring guest speaker, Charlton Mcilwain
![Dr. Charles Ichoku – Faculty of Arts & Sciences(Graduate Program), Howard University](/media/images/Ichoku.2e16d0ba.fill-150x150.jpg)
(Feb. 17, 2020)
Africa Initiative hosts Dr. Charles Ichoku of Howard UniversityTopic presented by professor Charles Ichoku was “Satellite-enabled assessment of the impacts of climate change and human activity in the lake Chad region.”
(Nov. 7, 2019)
Africa and Global Warming: Lessons from the Lake Chad Region of AfricaNew class for Spring 2020 taught by Professor Horace Campbell.
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(April 17, 2019)
Students in the Department of African American Studies win Awards for Their ResearchBlog Posts/Archived News