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Sustainability of the Black News Channel
Shelvia Dancy and Elliott Lewis, Professors of Broadcast and Digital Journalism at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School and former freelance reporters for Black Entertainment Television (BET) and CNN offer their thoughts on the new Black News Channel. We live in…
Libraries to Host Black Arts Movement Pop-Up Exhibition
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is hosting a special pop-up exhibit on the Black Arts Movement (BAM) on Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on the sixth floor of Bird Library. It is designed to…
Message from Keith A. Alford: Camaraderie Over Hate
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Early Saturday morning, two African American students reported being subjected to racist vitriol while walking on the side of a road. While we have no way of knowing who launched these verbal attacks or if…
Black Reign Step Team Heads to Lincoln Center for ‘Step and the City’ Championships
On Saturday, Feb. 8, the student-led Black Reign Step Team will head to Lincoln Center in New York City to compete in Step and the City. This first-of-its-kind, invite-only competition, organized by UpStaged Scholastic Productions and National Collegiate Performing Arts…
Helping Preserve the Works of an Important Early Black Feminist Educator, Activist and Author
As an outspoken advocate of abolition and women’s rights, Frederick Douglass gladly accepted an invitation to the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. It was events like this, and being part of the “Underground Railroad,”…
Hendricks Chapel Celebrates Black History Month with Concert, Guest Speakers
Black History Month will be celebrated through song at Hendricks Chapel’s weekly program, Music and Message, on Sunday, Feb. 9. Guest speakers at the Black History Month commemoration will include Syeisha Byrd, director of engagement programs at Hendricks Chapel, and…
Award-Winning Journalist and New Yorker Writer Jelani Cobb to Discuss Race, Politics and News
As part of this semester’s University Lectures series, acclaimed author, educator and journalist Jelani Cobb will speak about race, politics and the news on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event—co-sponsored by the College of Arts…
Dates Set for Coming Back Together, Family Weekend and Orange Central 2020
Alumni, family and friends are invited to campus this fall for three exciting, event-filled weekends celebrating what it means to be Orange and highlighting all that we are proud of at Syracuse University. Registration will open soon for Coming Back…
School of Architecture Celebrating Black History Month with Exhibitions, Events in Memory of Professor Emeritus Kermit J. Lee Jr.
Serving as both a memorial and a platform to encourage informal conversations during the celebration of Black History Month, “The Living Room Conversation: In Memory of Professor Kermit J. Lee Jr.” will be on exhibition beginning Monday, Feb. 3, in…
Syracuse University Celebrates Black History Month Beginning Feb. 1
Syracuse University’s annual Black History Month celebration includes a lineup of incredible and thought-provoking speakers, a three-on-three basketball tournament, a Martial Arts Expo, musical performances, an art exhibition and more, with campuswide coordination led by the Office of Multicultural Affairs…