News
Kwanzaa Founder Maulana Karenga Visits Oberlin
December 10, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
An activist and scholar of Africana studies, Maulana Karenga established the holiday in 1966.
Reflections on 50 Years of Africana Studies and its Program House
November 6, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
In November 1968, the General Faculty of Oberlin College approved the establishment of an Afro-American Studies Program for the following academic year.
Education through Performance: Kiéla Nelson ’18
April 25, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Kiéla Nelson ’18 is helping cultivate unique and well-rounded learning experiences for youth in Chicago through teaching and performing.
B.J. Tindal ’16 Finds Early Success as Playwright
March 12, 2019
Amanda Nagy
A theater and Africana studies graduate, B.J.Tindal is launching his professional career with two plays he wrote and directed at Oberlin.
A Conversation with Caroline Jackson-Smith, Chair and Professor of Theater and Professor of Africana Studies
February 1, 2019
Communications Staff
Jackson-Smith directs the upcoming mainstage show What We Look Like, a comedy written by B.J. Tindal ’16.
Renee Romano on ‘Hamilton’ and Historical Memory
August 6, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Coeditor of Historians on Hamilton, Professor Renee Romano’s newest book tackles difficult topics in a surprisingly uncontroversial Broadway hit.
Main Library Will Be Named for Activist, Alumna Mary Church Terrell
May 22, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
The main library in Mudd Center will be named in honor of 1884 graduate Mary Church Terrell, an educator, feminist, civil rights activist, and a founding member of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) and the NAACP.
Artist Johnny Coleman Finds Inspiration Off the Beaten Path
March 12, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
Johnny Coleman is one of the six Cleveland-based artists selected to participate in an artist-in-residency program at The Madison as part of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.
Q&A with “What is Sanctuary?” Panelists
February 8, 2018
Communications Staff
The concept of sanctuary is often part of today’s discussions about immigration, but the idea of providing sanctuary has ancient roots. Learn about the different meanings and practices during “What is Sanctuary?” on Tuesday, February 13.
Monique Newton Selected for American Political Science Association Summer Institute
April 20, 2017
Amanda Nagy
A scholar athlete, Newton plans to pursue a PhD in politics or Africana studies.
