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Dubois-Nkrumah-Dunham International Conference
Academic Achievement in Africa and Its Diaspora: Challenges and Solutions
May 1-2, 2009
Department of Africana Studies
University of Pittsburgh
Jerome Taylor, PhD, Conference Convener
Oronde Sharif, MSW, Conference Co-Convener
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Africana studies former chair travels to Nigeria to participate in education conference.
Dr. Cecil Blake, former chair of the Department of Africana Studies, recently returned from the Federal Republic of Nigeria, where he participated in the Annual Conference of the African Council on Communication Education (Nigeria) in his capacity as chairman of the Committee of Elders of the Council (Continental).
Scholarship to honor Vernell A. Lillie
A scholarship has been established in honor of Vernell A. Lillie, founder and director of the Kuntu Repertory Theatre and a faculty member in Pitt's Department of Africana Studies. Read more.
Educational Justice Project
Closing Racial Achievement Gaps
Led by Dr. Jerome Taylor. Learn more about this project.
African American Alumni From Pitt
The Africana Studies department (formerly Black Studies) is searching for African American Alumni from Pitt who majored in Black Studies (Africana Studies), were involved in the Kuntu Repertory Theatre and/or who were involved or had a part in the computer room takeover in January of 1969. Read more,
Work Behind the Scenes
Calling all persons interested in working behind the scenes with Kuntu Reportory Theater. Apply Now
