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Saint Mary’s to show documentary exploring link between slavery, mass incarceration in U.S.

Emma Ault | Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Saint Mary’s will show the documentary “13th,” about how the United States’ history of slavery has led to institutionalized racism and mass incarceration. The Saint Mary’s justice studies program planned the screening as part of a series of diversity events celebrating Black History Month. An interactive discussion held by assistant professor of philosophy Andrew Pierce

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Race relations in Milwaukee

Colleen Fischer | Tuesday, February 12, 2019

As we begin February, we also embark on a celebration of Black History Month. As I read the many different sorts of posts dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday, and I see Hulu’s rebranding of shows with African-American leads as a “Celebration of Black Stories,” I am reminded of a moment that

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Black Hair Expo increases cultural awareness

Lucy Lynch | Monday, February 11, 2019

On Sunday, a “Black Hair Expo,” co-sponsored by the Multicultural Student Programs and Services, the Gender Relations Center, the Office of Student Enrichment and the Department of Africana Studies, helped raise cultural awareness and address lack of hair resources for African American students at Notre Dame in the LaFortune Student Center Ballroom. Paige Jackson, Black Hair

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University plans events to celebrate Black History Month

Serena Zacharias | Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Various groups on Notre Dame’s campus will come together during the month of February to celebrate Black History Month to continue the conversation regarding diversity and inclusion highlighted during Notre Dame’s Walk the Walk Week and Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day celebrations. The month will kick off with a concert titled “Unsung: The Exploration

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Back is ‘Black Panther’

Tajae Thompson | Thursday, January 31, 2019

In an excellent start to Black History Month, Disney is bringing “Black Panther” back to select theaters for free. From Feb. 1 through Feb. 7, you can watch “Black Panther” for free at AMC South Bend 16. After garnering over $1.3 billion in the international box office, “Black Panther” is on its way to taking

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Black Student Association looks to strengthen campus community

Sara Schlecht | Tuesday, February 13, 2018

After forming last semester, the Saint Mary’s Black Student Association (BSA) continues to look ahead to further success and growth. Senior and president of BSA MaKayla Roberts said she hopes students feel welcome and embraced at Saint Mary’s. “Our goals for this year involves making the students — specifically the new students — feel more

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Panel engages with intersection of sports and African-American activism

Andrew Cameron | Thursday, February 16, 2017

The Office of Multicultural Student Programs and Services hosted “Sports and Activism: Fame, Controversy, and Impact” — a panel to discuss the importance role that sports have played in African-American activism — Wednesday night in LaFortune Student Center. The panel featured three speakers: Amira Rose Davis, Johns Hopkins University history Ph.D. candidate; Karin Muya, senior forward

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‘Edit-a-thon’ highlights black alumni and faculty

Megan Valley | Thursday, March 3, 2016

Students, staff, faculty and members of the South Bend community will gather Friday at 6 p.m. at the Notre Dame Arts and Culture Center to research, write and publish the stories of Notre Dame black faculty and alumni on Wikipedia. Visiting assistant librarian Kai Smith organized the “edit-a-thon.” “The ND Black Lives Matter [event] is

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Talk highlights racial differences on TV

Alyssa Lyon | Sunday, February 22, 2015

English professor Stuart Greene held an open discussion on the depiction of black love and family on television as part of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) lecture series for Black History Month on Thursday in O’Shaughnessy Hall. The series was co-sponsored by the NAACP, Africana Studies department, the Africana Studies student

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Lecturer discusses concept of black female sexuality

Gabriela Malespin | Friday, February 6, 2015

Gabriel Torres, director of undergraduate studies in anthropology, explored Thursday the intersection of race and sexuality and how these shape perceptions of black female sexuality in a lecture titled, “My Anaconda Don’t: Portrayals of Black Female Sexuality, from Saartjie Baartman to Beyonce.” The lecture was the first in a series of talks and discussions hosted