Upcoming Events

Graduation events

The Africana Center invites 2012 graduates and their families join us at the following two events:

• The Annual Stole Ceremony/Black Graduation
  Friday, May 18, 2012
  6:30PM
  Barnum 008
  
  The Africana Center and the Stole Committee will host the Annual Senior Reception and Stole Ceremony for the class of 2012, family and friends. We invite graduates to join in this momentous occasion as we celebrate your academic achievements and accomplishments. You will be presented with a Stole at the ceremony.
  
  This is a Cap and Gown event - please wear your cap and gown to the event.
  
  Please RSVP by Monday, May 14 to Denise Phillips at denise.phillips@tufts.edu.
   
• Senior Toast
  Sunday, May 20, 2012
  11:30AM
  Africana Center
  
  In recognition of the academic achievements of the Class of 2012, the Africana Center will host a celebratory toast in honor of you, the graduates, and your families, following Phase 1 & Phase II of commencement at the Africana Center.
  
  (For more information on Tufts University Phase I and Phase II commencement exercises taking place on May 20, click here.)

News and Announcements

Gerald R. Gill Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Travis Brown winner of 2012 Gerald R. Gill Distinguished Service Award
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MLK Reflections Contest: Winners announced

Congratulations to the following students who placed in the 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflections Contest.

First Place Winner: Zuri Anderson
Second Place Winner: Simmone Seymour
Third Place Winner: Christian Sbily

Thank you to everyone who submitted entries reflecting on words on Dr. King, your personal experiences, and current events. We look forward to next year's competition.

In Memoriam

Prof. Linda Datcher Loury

Recent Events

"African American Studies for Post-Race Universities"

Thursday, April 26, 2012
5:30-7:00PM
Barnum 008

Lecture by:
Michele Elam - Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial Professor of Literature, Stanford University

Africa and the New World (ANW) Presentations and Celebration

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
4:30-6:30PM
Africana Center Lounge

Course project presentations by students in the Africa and the New World minor.

Students presentations by:
Sagine Cariolan - "Reflections on the Haitian Migrant Experience seen through the writings of Haitian author, Edwige Danticat"
Aisha Farley - "Petroleum Industries of Ghana and Nigeria: Economic Development and Environmental Issues"
Kristen Johnson, Playwright/Director - "High Yellow Blue Black Birds" Discussion & Analysis
Jessica Kulig - "Environmental Issues in Ghana's Gold Mining Industry"
Danielle Townsend - "Maternal and Child Health on Pemba Island, Tanzania"

*All are welcome to attend.

Tufts Bare Bodkin Presents: High Yellow, Blue Black Birds

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
(Two shows) 7:30PM and 9:30PM
Barnum 008

High-Yellow, Blue-Black Birds is the poetic expression of a young black woman's journey to reconcile the harsh reality of life in Baltimore, by weaving through moments of memory, experience and fantasy within the Black Diaspora.

Written in black dialect and underlain by poetic monologues, the play offers a glimpse into the dynamism of the human experience in general and into one story of the urban experience in Baltimore, in particular.

The play is written and directed by Tufts senior Kristen Johnson.