Leon Thomas, who played André Harris in Nickelodeon's “Victorious” and recently won a Grammy, performed at Syracuse University’s “Daring to Dream Gala.” The gala celebrated Black excellence.
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As Syracuse faces a rising cat population, local residents and organizations step in to do their part. With the Central New York Cat Coalition and Spay and Neuter Syracuse, more cats are being housed than ever before. Read more »
On Tuesday, communication and rhetorical studies students delivered passionate speeches about topics of their choice. The students were a part of this spring’s White-Denison Presentational Speaking Competition.
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As part of a year-long capstone project, public relations students created “Take a Peek…In Between!” On Thursday, Culturs Cabaret was a cultural talent show. Read more »
Showcasing a long career defending the First Amendment, “Speaking Freely” tells the story of lawyer Floyd Abrams. On Tuesday, Abrams himself came to SU for a screening and Q&A on his film.
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Catherine Knight Steele presented on marginalized digital communities. The rise of new technologies, like artificial intelligence, poses new dangers to these communities, like Black women. Read more »
The Syracuse International Film Festival hosted “Honoring Outstanding Black Filmmakers” on Saturday. The festival chose four films to highlight filmmakers who might not otherwise be featured.
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On Wednesday evening, SU’s King + King Architecture Library and the SU chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architect Students (NOMAS) partnered to host the King + King Architecture Library Trivia Night. Event attendees had the opportunity to learn about Black architects and their presence in the architecture industry. Read more »
On Tuesday evening, student participants played in this year’s Black History Month Basketball Classic. The event was hosted by SU’s Black History Month Committee and the Barnes Center at the Arch. Read more »
Aminata Cairo, an author, visited Syracuse University last week because of Diane Grimes. Cairo is the author of “Holding Space,” which values storytelling. Read more »
Bill Bundy and Paul McKinney have been together for 40 years, and have spent the last nine as the alpaca caretakers at Seven Acres Alpaca Farm.
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“So Many Olympic Exertions” by Anelise Chen explores the question of “Why to live?” through the character, Athena. Chen visited Syracuse University this week as part of the Raymond Carver Reading Series.
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The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics celebrated its 50th anniversary with “Wor(l)ds of Love.” The event spotlighted the creativity of SU students through reciting poems and performing music.
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The Black Beauty Expo hosted talented Black cosmetologists in Schine Underground. The event highlighted the creativity of makeup artists, wig specialists and natural hair stylists. Read more »
Mona Awad has been drawn to writing since she was in high school. Now, she has written several books, and her second book “Bunny” has been widely appraised by Vogue and Time. Read more »
As the Kansas City Chiefs and San Fransisco 49ers faced off in Las Vegas, the Syracuse University community came together to watch the game in the Schine Student Center. Not only were SU students passionate about the game but they also cheered for artists like Reba McEntire. Read more »
Black/Arab Relationalities recently funded by the Mellon Foundation, allowing for the recipients of the grant Carol Fadda and Dana Olwan to host different events. At the Community Folk Art Center, a panel of six discussed Black-Arab solidarity.
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Syracusans love the American crow – they’re even on t-shirts. They’ve become symbolic of the city because of their unique place of refuge in central New York.
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Sophomore Duane Tilghman is growing the Syracuse Fits account. He first transitioned by bringing Jamari McNabb to the team to photograph students.
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