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“Writing Identity in Multiple Worlds”
Lori Tharps was a guest Speaker for the Rev. Charles Rice Speaker Series. Her lecture “Writing Identity in Multiple Worlds” was hosted in The Bears Den on October 25, 2017. During the talk, journalist, novelist, and memoir writer, Lori Tharps spoke…
"Circuits of Blood and Stone: On Enslaved Test Subject and the History of Gynecology"
In 2017, The African American and Africana Studies guest Lecture Series was renamed the Rev. Charles Rice Speaker Series. Dr. Nicole Ivy’s lecture, “Circuits of Blood and Stone: On Enslaved Test Subjects and the History of Gynecology” was the first…
Stamped from the Beginning Book Tour
The AAAS program encouraged students across campus to attend a lecture by Dr. Ibram X Kendi. Dr. Kendi, an assistant professor of African American history at the University of Florida is of the most well-known speakers the program has invited to…
Mark Palacio: Afro-Latinos in Nicaragua and Belize
AAAS and Latin American Studies programs invited Mark Palacio to speak Afro-Latinos communities in Nicaragua and Belize on April 19, 2016. While the term Afro-Latin was coined in the late 70’s, it has gained popularity over years and refers to Latina…
"Dare to Struggle: Education & U.S. Black Communities"
The AAAS program hosted the African American & Africana Studies Guest Lecture series starting in 2016. Dr. Michelle Holder ‘03, Heather Johnson ’07, and Donheen Boone ‘14 returned to Ursinus November 3, 2016 to be part of “Dare to Struggle: Education…
" Mice, Chickens, Gorillias… oh Maud!"
Dr. Eve Dunbar is an Associate Professor of English at Vassar College. She was the AAAS Guest lecturer on November 13, 2015 in Pfahler Auditorium. Dr. Dunbar’s talk, “Mice, Chickens, Gorillas… Oh, Maud!” had the audience rethink what it means to be…
"Dragging the Black Church"
Since the AAAS program was without a budget until 2015, “Dragging the Black Church” was one of the first events hosted by the AAAS program to receive funding from the Arts and Lectures Committee. This allowed for AAAS to invite guest lecturer Rachel…
"Going the Distance", 2002 Ruby
This page from the 2002 Ruby (Ursinus Yearbook) talks about how the students on campus responded to 9/11 and what they did to help those in need.
African American and Africana Studies Professor, 1999
This image is of one of the professors who taught African heritage and Africana areas of study at Ursinus in 1999 — Dr. Nzadi Keita. She was teaching courses in this subject area before the program existed. Additionally, Dr. Keita was one of the few…
Ada Chang Describes Pearl Harbor Bombings
Ada Chang, a student at Ursinus, witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor and recounts her story in the Weekly.