Only 107 of the 4,298 universities in the U.S. are currently classified as a historically Black college or university — an HBCU. This makes deciding on a predominantly white institution, such as Kent...
Lyndsey Brennan, The Kent Stater
Alex Gray, UHURU Magazine
• February 23, 2021
E. Timothy Moore, associate dean emeritus in Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences and emeritus professor of Pan-African Studies, died unexpectedly on Feb. 1 from an aortic dissection, a tear in...
As Black History Month begins, the loss of a true legacy at Kent State and the Black community will not be forgotten. Kent state alumni and highly recognized professor E. Timothy Moore died earlier...
The Pan-African studies department will host a pre-Kwanzaa celebration open to the Kent community.“This is an opportunity to affirm ourselves,” said Asantewa Sunni-Ali, director of the Center of Pan-African...
Get On The Bus: A Pictorial of Black Student Protest is available for viewing at the Uumbaji Art Gallery in Oscar Ritchie Hall until March 3. The exhibit features pictures from recent BUS protests, such...
Controversy over the casting of a white actor to play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a Kent State production of “The Mountaintop” has been ignited in the national media after the playwright spoke out...
In late August, Kent State released a press release announcing Pan-African Studies was set to present a play called “The Mountaintop.” The most important aspect of this release was the unveiling of...
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...
Alleged racial discrimination in the faculty tenure process was one of three concerns raised in a student-led forum on Wednesday in the Student Center Governance Chambers.More than 100 students, faculty...
More than 50 people gathered in the Student Center on Tuesday and demanded that change be made in the way race is perceived on campus.Those that attended the KENTtalks discussion focused the conversation...
Holistic education is defined as a philosophy of education based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world and...
“Unite and stand up.” When students at Kent State heard these words of advice in January 1967, they formed a student group that quickly gained influence not just on campus, but around the world.Originally...
