Tufts Africana Center

Hey everyone,

Wondering what events are happening this weekend? Look no further and check out this handy rundown of all the happenings for the next few days!

Happy Homecoming Weekend!

The Africana Center Stole Ceremony on May 20, 2016 at Distler Hall, Granoff Music Center in Medford, MA. (Photography: Zara Tzanev for Tufts University) Full Album can be viewed here: (https://flic.kr/s/aHskxb1p1i)

Alumni and students had the opportunity to meet and connect at the social Friday.

Photography by Darien Ray Lon

Watch as students Ellah Nzikoba and Elisa Adriana Cabral talk about their art that hang in the halls of Tufts Africana Center. Stop by and check out the amazing artwork.

Tufts Africana Experience: Art & Expression Students: Ellah Nkizoba and Elisa Cabral talk about their artwork on display at Tufts Africana Center. Music: My Favorite things by John Coltrane from the al...

On Friday April 1st we were happy to have alumnus Groom Dinkneh come to the center and speak with students on preparing for the future and the road to success.

We were honored to have Civil Rights Icon, Congressman John Lewis stop by The Africana Center to speak with students this past Tuesday. More pictures to come.

Friday Feature with Tufts' Marilyn Allen In this week's "Friday Feature", the conference introduces Tufts senior Marilyn Allen, who enjoys being a well-rounded student-athlete.

No charges against Minneapolis police officers in Jamar Clark shooting No charges will be filed against the two Minneapolis officers involved in the shooting death last fall of Jamar Clark, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Wednesday.

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The Africana Center will be hosting an Alumni Evening with Groom Dinkneh this evening between 5:30 and 6:30 PM for pleasant conversation, career and life advice, and light refreshments!

Join us Monday, April 4th, noon, at the Africana Center for a Lunch & Learn with Dr. Linda Daniels, Staff Clinician with Tufts Health Services, as she discusses "The Hidden Curriculum."

Attend our event this Friday with two esteemed alumni!

The Africana Center will be hosting an Alumni Evening with two successful Alumni, Judge R. Guy Cole & Groom Dinkneh. Please save time on April 1st between 5:30-6:30 PM for pleasant conversation, career and life advice, and light refreshments.

Oxfam America is continuing outreach for their summer social justice and leadership training for college students and would love to welcome a member to Oxfam as a 2016 CHANGE Leader. Applications are accepted until March 31.

If you are committed to social justice, and you believe that poverty is solvable, join Oxfam America by becoming a CHANGE Leader on your campus. Oxfam, a leading global organization that works to right the wrongs of poverty, hunger, and injustice is now accepting applications for CHANGE 2016. CHANGE is Oxfam’s organizing and leadership program for university students. Selected students participate in a week-long training, July 23-28 in Boston, which is organized and paid for by Oxfam. Students then represent Oxfam on their campus during the 2016-17 academic year, increasing their leadership and networking skills while bringing Oxfam’s mission to life.

Apply by March 31 at http://change.oxfamamerica.org/accounts/register/.

For questions, visit www.oxfamamerica.org/change or email [email protected].

Register for an account Welcome to the Oxfam America CHANGE Application site: CHANGE is Oxfam America's leadership and organizing initiative that trains students to become actively engaged in Oxfam America's social justice mission through their university networks. CHANGE develops capable and confident leaders who are info…

Teach for Ghana (TFG) is looking for Leadership Development Managers who will coach, train, and support their Fellows during their two year Fellowship journey in the classroom. It is an exciting position and gives individuals a chance to be part of helping develop their first cohort of Fellows into transformational leaders and teachers!

If you are, or know anyone, interested in the position, see the position details and instructions on how to apply on TFG's idealist page: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/N93zgkK3z6W4/

Job (Accra): Manager, Leadership Development About Teach For Ghana Teach For Ghana (TFG) is a nationwide movement of solution-driven leaders expanding educational opportunity to all children in Ghana. We

Jersey Over Aprom: Why Tufts? - The Tufts Daily “Why Tufts?” That essay prompt is what brought me to Medford/Somerville. It’s the prompt that countless current members of the Class of 2016 had to answer through the Common App to seal our deal into Tufts. Even though I’ve been asked that several times I’ve never really had a concise answer. My res…

The Monsters Who Ate Flint The only heroes emerging from the water crisis are the people operating outside of politics—who demanded truth and found a way to make a difference.

BLS student says teacher greeted her with slur during class - The Boston Globe The encounter is one of several incidents to become public this year following student complaints of racism, and was included in a federal complaint alleging civil rights violations at the elite exam school.

Tambra Raye of Nativsol Kitchen Discusses Her New Initiative: “WANDA” - emPower magazine Tambra Raye Stevenson is the Founder of Nativsol Kitchen, National Geographic’s Traveler of the Year, the “Nutrition hero”, inspiring speaker, and nutrition justice advocate who ...

How black, Latino and Muslim college students organized to stop Trump's rally in Chicago When black, Muslim and Latino student activists at the University of Illinois at Chicago heard last week that Donald Trump was planning a rally on campus, they did what any good organizers do in 2016: They went online.

The Mental and Academic Costs of Campus Activism Many members of student protest groups have found it hard to balance coursework and advocacy, or to process the social-media invective they face. But the stigma of discussing mental-health issues may slowly be lifting.

Check out our own Michelle Oladipo and the amazing Tufts' colleagues tackling the issue of water quality and safety in communities throughout Ghana.

Innovation Against Infection More than 260 million people worldwide suffer from schistosomiasis, which is caused by a tiny flatworm commonly found in water supplies. It’s a disease of poverty; although it can be prevented and cured, it persists in many parts of the world. With seed funding from the Tufts Institute for Innovatio…

The Africana Center will be hosting an Alumni Evening with two successful Alumni, Judge R. Guy Cole & Groom Dinkneh. Please save time on April 1st between 5:30-6:30 PM for pleasant conversation, career and life advice, and light refreshments.

Come to The Leadership Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 5-6:30 PM at the Remis Sculpture Court.
Join us for a Night of Celebration!
The Africana Center is Recognizing Outstanding Leaders & Activities in the Community.

Don't miss the Akan Festival hosted by Tufts' Music Department a week of events celebrating African Music, Food & Culture.

Tufts Department of Drama & Dance presents Black Bodies in Motion: Choreographing Resistance across the Americas

Event Details: https://blackbodiesinmotion.wordpress.com/

Don't miss Civil Rights Icon John Lewis coming to Tufts April 5th.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 5pm @ Rabb Room
Being Black Ain´t So Bad: Dominicanas Negotiating Race and Belonging Across the Atlantic
A talk by, Lorgia García Peña
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures
and of History and Literature at Harvard University, and Co-Founder of Freedom University, Atlanta Georgia

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Black Freedom Trail marks important locations, retells stories of black history - The Tufts Daily The Tufts/Medford Black Freedom Trail, connecting on-campus sites including the Capen House, the Lena D. Bruce (E ’92) and Anita Y. Griffey (LA ’89) Bench and Goddard Chapel Plaque, signifies the stories and moments in the African American history at Tufts. According to Professor of Political Scienc…