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Dr. Umar Johnson speaks on Pan-Africanism at the KIVA on Feb. 8, 2016.

Students speak out at Johnson’s speech

Itzzy Leon February 8, 2016

After guest speaker Umar Johnson spoke at the KIVA on Tuesday night, Johnson took questions from the audience, including one by Jordin Manning, a freshman studying zoology major.Manning is part of the...

President of the Native American Student Association, Chelsea Ford, holds up a picture of a “Native American" costume. 

Costumes highlight cultural appropriation

Itzzy Leon October 28, 2015

Halloween is the time for people to dress up as a vampire or mummy, or their favorite television character or superhero. However, some costumes have started to cross the line.For several years, people...

Pan-African studies tell students to rethink microaggressions

Itzzy Leon October 14, 2015

The Department of Pan-African studies held a presentation titled "Rethinking the Race Dialogue: A Theoretical Perspective of Racial Stereotypes and Microagreesions" to discuss racial issue on Wednesday...

Cristal Christian (left) and Robert Branch (right) rehearse scenes from the play, The Mountaintop, on Wedneday, Sept. 23, 2015.  

Pan-African Studies premieres MLK play

Itzzy Leon September 23, 2015

The Kent State Pan-African Studies department will premiere its stage play “The Mountaintop” on Sept. 25 at 8 p.m."The Mountaintop," by Katori Hall, is about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last night...