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Africana Studies at Penn
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Exploring the experiences of African Americans, Africans and people of African descent around the world.
https://africana.sas.upenn.edu/
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Discussing The Toni Morrison Lab at Penn, Herman Beavers, Professor of English and Africana Studies at Penn, recently told The Philadelphia Citizen this: “[Morrison] brings to bear a number of ideas that we need to keep constantly in front of us,”
The Citizen Recommends: Toni Morrison’s Philadelphia
An art exhibit and scholarly center inspired by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison speak to our political and cultural moment
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November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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On November 13, the fantastic 2025 A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Lecture was delivered. Entitled, “Anti-Blackness as the Vector: The Voting Rights Act and the Crisis of American Democracy” it was presented by Janai Nelson @janainelson.bsky.social. With Penn Carey Law. Photos by David DeBalko
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Prof. Herman Beavers on WGXC 90.7 TONIGHT at 7PM 🎤 - treat yourself to jazz that jumps and poetry that propels vivid images. Join Host Kimberly Erwin and Africana Studies' Prof. Herman Beavers, renowned scholar, poet, and cultural historian.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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On November 10, 2025, we thoroughly appreciated Bryce Henson’s lecture, “Emergent Quilombos: Black Life and Diasporic Cultures in Brazil.” Henson brought a wealth of insight on the unique culture and vibrant movements within Brazilian communities, especially in relation to hip-hop.
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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TOMORROW! See Janai S. Nelson deliver this year's Higginbotham Lecture on November 13 at 5:30pm @janainelson.bsky.social

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#voting #voters #votingrightsact #higginbotham #democracy #clecredits #africanstudies #protection
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Please help us wish a Happy Birthday to Audra Rodgers who just celebrated over this past weekend! Audra Rodgers is the Program Coordinator in the Center for Africana Studies. Audra has been coordinating conferences, programs, and events here and abroad for many years at UPenn. #staffappreciation
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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TODAY! See Bryce Henson on November 10 at 5:30pm for “Emergent Quilombos: Black Life and Diasporic Cultures in Brazil” tinyurl.com/henson-penn25

#quilombos #brazil #blackculture #afrolatinx #latinx
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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These important moments in Black US History took place in 1787

#250YearsOfBlackHistory #1787 #ushistory #blackhistory
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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These important moments in Black US History took place in 1786

#250YearsOfBlackHistory #1786 #ushistory #blackhistory
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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New Mexico’s universal child care program could be a blueprint for the rest of the nation, bringing much-needed relief to working families. - @wordinblacknews.bsky.social #childcare #innovation #newmexico #kids
A State Just Made Child Care Free. Here’s Why it Matters
New Mexico’s new program could be a blueprint for the rest of the nation.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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The Department of Homeland Security is planning to terminate Temporary Protected Status for nationals of South Sudan imminently. The change will end more than a decade of protection that allowed thousands of displaced South Sudanese nationals to live and work legally in the United States. #politics
Trump administration ending Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese nationals
The termination marks a significant shift in U.S. policy toward South Sudan, a country that U.N. experts warn could be sliding "back toward another deadly war."
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November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Janai S. Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, will be presenting this year’s Higginbotham Memorial Lecture: “Anti-Blackness as the Vector: The Voting Rights Act and the Crisis of American Democracy.” Join us November 13, 2025, at 5:30pm
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Image of a black woman named Janai Nelson in a red suit, beside her is the lecture series title, "Higginbotham Memorial Lecture", underneath that is a lecture title, "Anti-Blackness as the Vector: The Voting Rights Act and the Crisis of American Democracy" Text in front a blurry red and white background, "This lecture will situate the current threats to the VRA within a broader historical pattern. When democratic institutions begin to erode, anti-Blackness operates as the central vector of that decay. From Reconstruction to Jim Crow to today's redistricting bloodbaths, every crisis of American democracy has been accompanied by efforts to suppress or contain Black political power." White text in front of a blurry white and red background, "We must therefore confront the ugly, uncomfortable truth: that the health of American democracy hinges on the full social, political, and economic participation of Black and all other people of color. To protect democracy is to confront and eradicate anti-Blackness itself." Decorative flyer for Higginbotham Memorial Lecture with Janai S. Nelson on November 13, 2025, at 5:30pm, in Penn Carey Law's Fitts Auditorium.
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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These important moments in Black US History took place in 1785

#250YearsOfBlackHistory #1785 #ushistory #blackhistory
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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These important moments in Black US History took place in 1784

#250YearsOfBlackHistory #1784 #ushistory #blackhistory
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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These important moments in Black US History took place in 1783

#250YearsOfBlackHistory #1783 #ushistory #blackhistory
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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"...I would submit to you that it’s not simply just about violence against Christians, but it’s religiously inflicted violence because of different factions that are on the ground and groups... it’s also involving Muslims. It’s involving other groups that are there." - says Anthea Butler

#nigeria
Trump Threatens to Go “Guns-a-Blazing” into Nigeria over “Killing of Christians”
President Trump is threatening to bomb Nigeria, alleging the country is failing to protect Christians from persecution, even as many victims of the fundamentalist insurgent group Boko Haram are Muslim...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Denial of His U.S. Visa & Trump’s Threat to Strike Nigeria - from @democracynow.org

#nigeria #nobel #wolesoyinka #poets #trump #visa #news
Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on Denial of His U.S. Visa & Trump’s Threat to Strike Nigeria
We speak to Wole Soyinka, the 91-year-old celebrated Nigerian writer and first African Nobel laureate, who recently had his U.S. visa revoked after he made comments critical of Trump. As Trump threate...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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In Photos: Philadelphia commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Million Man March

#millionmanmarch #30thanniversary #anniversary #photos #philadelphia #blackmovements
In Photos: Philadelphia commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Million Man March
The University of Pennsylvania's independent student news organization.
www.thedp.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Fears grow for thousands trapped in Sudan’s el-Fasher as few residents reach safety - @pbs.org

#news #sudan #el-fasher #safety #relief #africa
Fears grow for thousands trapped in Sudan's el-Fasher as few residents reach safety
Only a few thousand Sudanese have reached the nearest camp for displaced people in the days since Sudan’s paramilitary forces seized el-Fasher city, raising fears over tens of thousands who might stil...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The Black Wharton Undergraduate Association’s Executive Board hosted a photo shoot to celebrate the organization’s 50th year at Penn on Sunday.
Black Wharton executive board commences 50th anniversary events with College Hall photo shoot
The Nov. 2 event commemorated Black Wharton’s decades on campus and was attended by student leaders of the organization’s subcommittee.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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These important moments in Black US History took place in 1782

#250YearsOfBlackHistory #1782 #ushistory #blackhistory
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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These important moments in Black US History took place in 1781

#250YearsOfBlackHistory #1781 #ushistory #blackhistory
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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These important moments in Black US History took place in 1780

#250YearsOfBlackHistory #1780 #ushistory #blackhistory
November 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Hurricane Melissa: Devastation in Jamaica and How to Help, Rescue teams are racing to reach stranded families after the Category 5 storm leaves widespread destruction across the Caribbean. - @wordinblacknews.bsky.social
Hurricane Melissa: Devastation in Jamaica and How to Help
Several humanitarian organizations are collecting various types of donations.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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These important moments in Black US History took place in 1779

#250YearsOfBlackHistory #1779 #ushistory #blackhistory
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM