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Poet Mwatabu Okantah shares African culture, history with community through poetry and song

Isabella Schreck Reporter • February 11, 2022

In celebration of Black History Month, Mwatabu Okantah, interim chair of the Department of Africana Studies, shared the story of his African culture through poetry and song Wednesday in Murphy Auditorium. In...

Kent State Museum unveils new exhibition centering Black hair

Reegan Saunders Reporter • September 14, 2021

Black hair is a phenomenon left unexplored outside the Black community. The Kent State Museum’s latest exhibition, “TEXTURES: The History and Art of Black Hair,” sheds light on the complexities...

Faculty can help international students feel at home

Katie Thompson Teaching reporter • November 19, 2019

Every new student at Kent State has to adjust to a new school, but international students have to adjust to a new country while getting used to an educational system they’ve never seen before. Kent...

Kent State professor selected for Tyson Scholars Program

Sara Al Harthi General Assignment reporter • November 11, 2019

A Kent State professor has been selected for the Tyson Scholars Program at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art for spring 2020. The award has a cash prize of $21,000.Joseph Underwood, an assistant...