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Black History Month

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News and Announcements

Tisch Active Citizenship Summer (ACS)

Got summer plans?
Fellowships are available with nonprofits, government or public interest organizations in Washington D.C. Participants also receive alumni mentors and support from Tisch College. Applications are due December 19.

Upcoming information sessions:
Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Hall
- Friday, Dec. 16th, 12:00-1:00PM
For more information, visit http://activecitizen.tufts.edu/ACS

Submit to The ONYX
The ONYX, Tufts' Black Literary and Visual Arts Magazine, is now calling for submissions. Email: onyxmagazine@gmail.com with questions or submissions.

In Memoriam
Prof. Linda Datcher Loury

Present at the New England Science Symposium

If you are an undergraduate or graduate student studying biomedical sciences or a health related field, consider presenting your research at the New England Science Symposium on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Harvard Medical School.

If you are interested in attending with a group from Tufts and presenting your research, please contact Dr. Travis Brown, Director of STEM Diversity at Tufts University at travis.brown@tufts.edu as soon as possible. (Research abstracts due January 5).

To learn more about the symposium, visit http://www.mfdp.med.harvard.edu/med_grad/ness/. 

Capen Housing Application 2012-2013

Interested in living in Capen House?
Capen House is a special interest dormitory for Africana Diaspora Culture. Capen has been set up for students with an interest in the culture and history of the people of the African Diaspora. This interest is explored through the completion of a series of required projects and programs undertaken by residents.

Review and submit the application, which is due Monday, January 30, 2012 at 5:00PM.

The 2nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Reflections Contest

The MLK Reflections Contest invites you to develop a well thought out essay, poem, spoken word or video that draws on a quote and responds to a posed question. Your submission should demonstrate a careful analysis, synthesis and evaluation of Dr. King's poignant words.

Submissions are due Feb. 3, 2012. The First Prize winner will have the opportunity to read their reflection at The Africana Center Black History Month closing event on February 24, 2012. First ($250), Second ($150) and Third ($100) Prizes will be awarded.

View the contest flier for this year's selected quote, essay question, and submission guidelines and instructions.

Recent Events

Africana Center Welcome Event

Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 3:00-5:00PM
Africana Center Lounge
Please stop by to welcome each other back from winter break. Give a special welcome back to study abroad students returning to campus, who will have the opportunity to speak about their experiences. Meet and greet with John Barker, Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Students, who began his position in December. Refreshments served.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Event

Monday, January 30, 2012, 4:30PM
Alumnae Lounge
We invite you to explore, reflect, and share your thoughts on the socioeconomic views of Dr. King, his influences, and his civil rights contemporaries in an interactive program. For details and the event flier >

Study Break at the Africana Center – chair massages, chicken n'waffles

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 3:00-7:00PM
Africana Center
Stop by and de-stress. Sign up for a free chair massage from 3:00-6:00PM.
Co-sponsored by Tufts Health and Wellness Services

Kwanzaa Celebration

Friday, Dec. 9, 6:00PM
Alumnae Lounge
Dinner served following program. For the event flier, please click here.
For details on the history and significance of Kwanzaa, please visit the Official Kwanzaa Website at http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org.

Afro-Latino Forum: A Roundtable Discussion

Thursday, Dec. 1, 4:30-6:30PM
Raab Room, Lincoln Filene Center
Please join us in a conversation focused on the history, culture, and political agency of Afro-latin@s in the United States, with guest speakers Juan Flores and Miriam Jimenez Román, editors of The Afro-Latino Reader and contributing author James Jennings, Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, Tufts University.
Light buffet dinner to follow.

Sponsored by the AS&E Diversity Fund, Latino Studies Program, Latino Center, Africa in the New World, Africana Center, American Studies, Latin American Studies, Anthropology.

"Perspectives on Health Pertaining to Childbirth in the Eastern Region of Ghana"

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 6:30PM
Africana Center Lounge
A presentation by senior Akua Abrah on her experiences doing field work in Osiem, a rural town in the Eastern region of Ghana in the summers of 2011 and 2010. Akua Abrah will present her research and field work as she is in the process of developing her thesis. Childbirth and women's health will be among topics in her presentation.

Internship Grant Workshop

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 12:00-1:00PM
Asian American Center
Interested in finding a great summer internship, and getting paid for it, too?
Come to the Asian American Center for a workshop run by Donna Esposito, Sr. Associate Director of Tufts Career Services. Learn about the Career Services Summer Internship Grant Program, and the many resources available to you for finding a summer internship!

Co-sponsored by the Asian-American, Africana, Latino, LGBT, Women's and International Centers & Tufts Career Services.

Tufts Social Justice Leadership Initiative Presents: DR. MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY

Thursday, September 22, 2011, 7:00 pm, Doors open at 6:30 pm
Cohen Auditorium, Aidekman Arts Center
"From Michelle Bachmann to Michelle Obama: Gender, Difference, and Power"