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Alabama Civil Rights Trip Was Living History for Students
In March 2012, during Ursinus College's spring break, eight students of Chaplain, Reverend Charles Rice's African American Religious Experience class, traveled to Alabama for a civil rights trip. The elective class's small size allowed for deep…
AMST-200: Issues in American Studies
Issues in American Studies (AMST-200) is an American Studies course offered as an elective of the African American and Africana Studies (AAAS) Program minor. The course is an introduction to American Studies aiming to engage students in the…
ANTH242: Peoples of Africa
The text focuses on a new course offered during the 2003-2004 course catalog as part of the new African American and Africana Studies progam. The course focuses on the diverse cultures and experiences within that of the African continent. It also…
Black And Beautiful
“Black and Beautiful” is a newspaper article contained in volume 67 of The Ursinus Weekly. Published on January 11th, 1968, this article serves as a form of student activism geared towards dismantling the white supremacy in the 60s and 70s.…
Bond is Back!
"Bond is Back!" is a newspaper article which was written by Keir Lewis, published on March 6th, 1969 from the Ursinus Weekly. In the article, Julian Bond (who was a spokesperson and was involved in the organization, NAACP and the a founding member…
Bridge Program Advertisement
The document gives a summary of what the Bridge Program is about and the types of students that would benefit the most from it. It explains when the students will arrive, where they will reside for the four weeks, and how all expenses will be…
Cafe Nia
From the 2004 Ruby yearbook, Cafe Nia was an event held to celebrate and remember ancestors and black history. Cafe Nia is an event where primarily students of color at Ursinus College come together for a meal and host speakers and performances.…
Can a Black Man Find Happiness at Ursinus? Well...
The article was a student-conducted interview between Richard Whaley, the interviewer and creator of the article, and Nathaniel Dupree, a black political science major at the time. In this interview, the two discuss Nathaniel's general happiness on…
Combining Race and College
This article focuses on a new course called “Race and University” taught in Fall of 2018 started by Dr. Patricia Lott, an Assistant Professor of African American and Africana Studies. The course is described as a digital project where students…
Confrontation: Black Vs White
An article from the Ursinus Weekly by Byron Jackson explaining the importance of uplifting the presence of the Black community.