Last year, the African American Studies Department celebrated its 50th anniversary, 54 years after Black students demanded acknowledgement of Black art, culture, literature and history during the Bursar’s Office Takeover in 1968. Following the demonstration, Northwestern hired two visiting professors, including historian Lerone Bennett, who would go on to serve briefly as the first African.
Northwestern College Feminists hosted a conversation with three Chicago reproductive rights activists Tuesday about reproductive justice and their personal journeys in activism. The talk, which incorporated virtual and in person components, was moderated by Sekile Nzinga, NU’s former director of the Women’s Center. At the start of the talk, Nzinga framed reproductive justice as having.
Northwestern’s Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Book Club returned after a year-long hiatus just in time for APIDA heritage month. The club met every quarter in past years, according to Assistant Director of the Multicultural Student Affairs Rignesha Prajapati. But this year, the club selected just one book and will host discussions Thursday and this.
Kaibigan hosted its 21st annual Pinoy Show on Saturday in front of a crowd of over 300 attendees, the highest in the club’s history. This year’s theme was “Every Kaibigan All At Once,” inspired by the Academy Award-winning movie “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” The mainstage performance pulled from the movie’s complex mother-daughter relationship and.
The Middle East and North African Languages program will launch an Arabic minor this upcoming Fall Quarter, the result of years of effort from students and the Arabic language faculty. The program currently does not offer majors or minors for any MENA languages, including Arabic and Persian. In Winter Quarter 2022, the Middle East and.