The poetry of Comfort Food; As memory, mothering and reclamation
Posted February 23, 2022
The final video of the 4-part video series Reclaiming the Tongue, curated by journalist and poet Wana Udobang, is now available. “The poetry of...Blog
Swahili class at Harambee 2022
Posted February 21, 2022
by Janet Ochieng, Fulbright foreign language teaching assistant for Swahili A clip of students performing “Wageni Wako Wapi.” To join in Black History Month...
Erasing the Borders
Posted February 16, 2022
Video 3 of the 4-part video series Reclaiming the Tongue, curated by journalist and poet Wana Udobang, is now available. Nigerian food blogger and...
In Memoriam: Amos Claudius Sawyer (1945–2022)
Posted February 13, 2022
By Will Reno, political science, Northwestern University Dr. Amos Claudius Sawyer, interim president of Liberia from 1990 to 1994, died this past February 16th...
Unearthing connectedness; a journey through memory and place-making
Posted February 9, 2022
“Unearthing connectedness; a journey through memory and place-making” by Ozoz Sokoh (Kitchen Butterfly), is the second installation of the Reclaiming the Tongue video series,...
Reclamation and the Samosa
Posted February 2, 2022
“Reclamation and the Samosa” by Neema Syovata (Modern African Table), is the first part of the Reclaiming the Tongue video series, curated by journalist...
Reclaiming the Tongue Video Series
Posted January 24, 2022
“Reclaiming the Tongue” is a video series curated by journalist and poet, Wana Udobang. For the series, Wana enlisted the help of prolific food...
The Revolution is Ours: Introducing the Pan-African Students’ Union
Posted January 20, 2022
by Bengi Rwabuhemba, Northwestern undergraduate student As a Freshman, I found the Alliance of African Scholars (AAS) to be one of the few spaces...
Critical African Heritages Workshop Nov. 12
Posted November 4, 2021
Northwestern students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a visioning session for Critical African Heritages, a new Kaplan Workshop, taking place on...
Islam and trans-Atlantic Black Liberation video mini series
Posted October 6, 2021
Islam and trans-Atlantic Black Liberation 4-part video lecture series, is hosted Program of African Studies, Northwestern University and curated by Zachary Wright (history and...