On April 19, 1969, Cornell students made history when they occupied Willard Straight Hall after a year long struggle for a more inclusive and diverse University. 33 hours later their courageous stance led to the establishment of the Africana Studies and Research Center-- an internationally acclaimed institution that has been a leader in the field of Africana Studies ever since.

42 years later, the struggle continues...

In the News

"Willard Straight Remembrance Calls for Africana Reinstatement"  in the Ithaca Times.  April 23, 2011, by Dana Khromov.

"Cornell University President Blasted for Plan to Move the Africana Center" in Diverse Issues In Higher Education. April 18, 2011, by Maria Eugenia Miranda.

"Support for Africana from Across the Hill"  in the Cornell Daily Sun. April 13, 2011. By Asma Barlas on behalf of Ithaca College's Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (CSCRE) in the Cornell Daily Sun. 

 "Letter to the Editor: Misrepresenting the Facts" in the Cornell Daily Sun.  April 5, 2011 by Tia Hicks, Alyssa Clutterbuck, Courtney Knapp, Candace Katungi, Ann Wilde, Kristin Herbeck, Jesse Delia, Awuor Oport, and Gregory Rothman.

"Letter to the Editor: A University Deception" in the Cornell Daily Sun.  April 5, 20011, by Dr. Robert Harris, Director of the ASRC. 

"Africana Fights For Identity" in Tompkins Weekly. 21 March 2011 by Sue Henninger.

"As Trustees Meet, Students Protest Africana's Move" in the Cornell Daily Sun.  March 14, 2011 by Liz Camuti and Max Schindler.

"Cornell Africana Center Students, Faculty Protest Administrative Change" in the Ithaca Journal.  March 11, 2011 by Aaron Munzer.

"Back to the Topic at Hand" in the Cornell Daily Sun.  February 25, 2011 by Candace Katungi, Awuor Oport and Alyssa Clutterbuck.

"Where Is the Dialogue on the Africana Center?" in the Cornell Daily Sun.  February 11, 2011 by Dr. Robert Harris, Director of the ASRC.

"National Organizations Oppose Africana Studies and Research Center Overhaul" in the Cornell Daily Sun. January 24, 2011 by Max Schindler.

"Day Hall Merges Africana Center Into Arts College; Director Resigns in Protest" in the Cornell Daily Sun.  December 3, 2010 by Lawrence Lan and Ben Gitlin.

 

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