In honor of Black Heritage Month, the Center for Black Studies hosts a variety of events celebrating African Ameircans contribution to United States history. This year the theme is The Black Resistance. The themes for Black History Month are chosen each year by The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH0..
After ten years at NIU, Anne Edwards has left her position as director of the Center for Black Studies to return to her alma mater Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Edwards worked for six years in Career Services at NIU. In 2018, she was asked to be the acting director for the Center for.