Category: Black Studies

Johnetta Haley Scholars host 'public thinking event'

Johnetta Haley Scholars host ‘public thinking event’

Students and faculty discuss social issues at "public thinking event." Photo by Howard Rambsy.
With the aim of encouraging more creative and intellectual engagements on campus, participants in the Johnetta Haley Scholarship program host a monthly “public thinking event” in the Goshen Lounge in the Morris University Center.
The first “public thinking event” hosted by the group […]

Politically inspiring black women highlighted

Politically inspiring black women highlighted

Condoleezza Rice
The Black Studies program hosted its Politically Inspiring Black Women exhibition in Peck Hall on Sept. 18.
With the goal of broadening conversation about African American ideas and racial equity, the exhibit featured 28 “political or inspiring black women” and was specifically targeted at female students enrolled in an orientation course at SIUE.
Associate Professor Howard Rambsy, chair […]

Poet Allison Joseph pulls from "agony stash" to inspire

Poet Allison Joseph pulls from “agony stash” to inspire

Poet Allison Joseph reads to an audience in the Morris University Center's bookstore. Photo by H. Rambsy.
When a poet speaks of a personal “agony stash” as the source of inspiration for much of her literary work, her audience can expect a stirring poetic experience.
SIUE’s Department of English Language and Literature hosted the London-born poet, Allison […]

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