" Funk Evolution : The Journey from Dianne Brieze Thompson to Badd Kitti"
Dianne Brieze Thompson also known as Badd Kitti was the final speaker in the Riding the Wave, Creating the Vibe series on November 11, 2019 in the Bear’s Den. Thompson’s, known for her soulful, conscious vibe, is a pioneer of Philadelphia’s emerging Funk scene. Thompson provided played a few examples of Funk that inspired her and her art before inviting audience members to participate in creating a small song. As a keyboardist, vocalist, composer, producer, educator and creator of the podcast The Funk Excursion, Thompson’s contributions to Funk seem endless. This event was made possible through the efforts of the AAAS program, Music and History department.
AAAS Program
AAAS Program
November 11, 2019
Music Department, History Department
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" The Journey from Funk Evolution Dianne Brieze Thompson to Badd Kitti" was the final event in the Riding the Wave, Creating the Vibe Series at Ursinus College
" What is Africa to me?"
On April 22, 2013, Ursinus students, faculty and friends came together to discuss one question: “what is Africa to me?”. Light refreshments were served as the dialogue invited those in attendance to join featured guest Will Godfrey ’13, Liora Mor ’13 Royale Randolph, Yousif Yahya ’14 and Codey Young ’14 in conversation. Students were instrumental in the creation of this event as this was prior to the arrival of Drs Edward Onaci and Patricia Lott. This event was open to anyone at the college and held in the Bear’s Den.
Dr. Nzadi Keita
Dr. Nzadi Keita
April 22, 2013
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The AAAS program at Ursinus College hosts an open discussion on the topic "What is Africa to me?"
"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 speaker of the newly renamed series and was held in Berman 006 on October 6, 2017. During the event Dr. Ivy addressed the role of enslaved women in nineteenth-century slave clinics in Montgomery, Alabama. While the legacies of these women are often forgotten, history reveres Dr. James Marion Sims as the “father of modern Gynecology” as tested tools and techniques on nonconsenting patients. Dr. Ivy invites us to remember how the enslaved dead impact contemporary spaces of U.S. capital circulation. This event was hosted by the AAAS program in collaboration with Institute for Inclusion and Equity and the Anthropology/ Sociology department.
AAAS Program
AAAS Program
October 6, 2017
Institute for Inclusion and Equity and Anthropology/ Sociology Department
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Dr. Nicole Ivy is the first speaker of the newly renamed Rev. Charles Rice Speaker Series hosted by the AAAS Program at Ursinus College.
"Civil Rights Movement Class Opens Minds"
Growth of the African American and Africana Studies Program at Ursinus College
Racial equality has failed to have been completely accomplished despite the powerful Civil Rights Movement. Student's of the previous Dr. Walter Greason worked to bridge the racial gap with the Civil Rights class offered. Students participated in a group called, Reason's Voice, to experience what it felt like to be apart of a civil rights movement. The group hosted several events and activities addressing prominent issues which were successful with students.
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The Ursinus Grizzly
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Ursinus College Civil Rights Movement Class
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"Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice" Film Flyer
“Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice” was a film screening one presented by the African American Africana Studies on March 13, 2012 in Pfahler Auditorium. This was a transitional time for the program as the most recent coordinator of the program, Dr. Walter Greason, recently left and the Dr. Nzadi Keita assumed the role. The film focused on Ida B. Well, a female investigative journalist who documented and exposed the horrors of lynching in the south in the 1890s and was one of the founders of the NAACP. Following the film, a discussion of Wells extensive activism including women’s rights and suffrage was held. This was one of the firsts events held by the program.
Dr. Nzadi Keita
Ursinus College
March 13, 2012
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Ida B. Wells film screening presented by the AAAS program at Ursinus College.
"New Development in Africana Studies"
“New Developments in Africana Studies” was the first event presented by the AAAS Program in collaboration with the Modern Languages Department. The flyer you see here was a preliminary flyer created by Dr. Keita’s son and was later renamed “Trends in Africana Studies” before the event took place. Dr. Babacar M’Baye, a professor of Pan-African Studies and English Department at Kent university, was also an Ursinus alum who remained close with retired French professor Dr. Novack. Mrs. Patton from Multicultural Services graciously allowed the event to be held in Unity House on November 29, 2012. Unity House has since been demolished to create space for the Ursinus Commons and is now known as the Institute for Inclusion and Equity in the lower lever of the Wismer Center.
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AAAS Program, Ursinus College
November 29. 2012
Multicultural Services, Modern Languages Department
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The first AAAS speaker at Ursinus college was alum Babacar M'Baye: a professor of Pan-African Studies and English Department and Kent University
“Black History Celebrated Across Ursinus Campus”
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
Staff writer, Nipun Suri, wrote “Black History Celebrated Across Ursinus Campus” on February 22, 2000, from the Ursinus student newspaper, The Grizzly. Paulette Patton was key in planning and creating cultural and artistic events designed to educate the Ursinus campus community of black history. Historical events were centered around the civil rights movement during the ’60s. Films were shown, brief lectures, and chapel services were held to “honor, remember, and celebrate the past.” Dean Todd McKinney weighs in his thoughts and feels that there needs to be more incorporation of black history than just one month of focus.
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Ursinus Grizzly
February 22, 2000
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Ursinus student newspaper, The Grizzly
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“The Wave of the Future: New Directions in Digital Production and Music Scholarship”
In collaboration with the History and Music department, the AAAS program helped create the Riding the Wave, Creating the Vibe Series. This three-event series is connected to MUS/HIST-203 The Expense of Musical Appropriation and the Dividends of Collaboration which studies the local musical cultures in Africa, The Caribbean, and the United states and questions the appropriation, adaptation and commercialization of this music around the globe. “The Wave of the Future: New Directions in Digital Production and Music Scholarship” invited three seniors, Tori Kroha, Jackie Ramsay and Codi Yhap, to share their research in Wismer’s Faculty Staff Dining room October 21, 2019. All of the guest panelist majored in music while also majoring in Business, Politics and Biology respectively.
AAAS Program
AAAS Program
October 21, 2019
History Department, Music Department, Arts and Lecture Committee, Office of Academic Affairs, The Pennsylvania Consortium for Liberal Arts
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The senior panelist, Tori Kroha, Jackie Ramsey and Codi Yhap are guest panelist for the Riding the Wave, Creating the Vibe Series at Ursinus College.
“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 on her personal experience with identity and representation. Tharps also addressed her own cultural studies research and writing throughout the event. Partnering with the Institute for Inclusion and Equity, the Anthropology/ Sociology Department Arts & Lectures Committee, and the Creative Writing Fund, this event was part of second in the Reverend Charles Rice Speaker Series.
AAAS Program
AAAS Program
October 25, 2017
Institute for Inclusion and Equity, Anthropology/ Sociology Department, Arts & Lectures Committee, The Creative Writing Fund
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AAAS host Lori Tharps as the second speaker of the Rev. Charles Rice Speaker Series
African American and Africana Studies Minor Requirement description
A thorough explanation of the African American and Africana Studies program and the electives that may count towards the minor.
“African American and Africana Studies” is the minor requirement description written by the office of the Registrar and published in the 2004-2005 Ursinus College Course Catalog. The African American and Africana Studies program allows students to study the experiences of people in the African Diaspora (i.e. The United States, Latin America and Africa). In order to attain the minor, students must take two classes: Issues in African American and Africana Studies and Readings in African American and Africana Studies. The minor requires 4 additional electives which span across 11 different departments. While this is the first catalogue to include the African American Africana Studies minor, several of the courses have been offered in years prior. No more than 2 courses from a single department will be counted towards the minor.
The office of the registrar at Ursinus College
the Ursinus College Course Catalogue 2004-2005
Ursinus College
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The office of the registrar at Ursinus College
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Course Catalog Description
Creation of the African American and African Studies program at Ursinus College.
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