SU's Department of African American Studies receives major Ford grant
The Ford Foundation awarded a $233,000 grant to Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies for its 'Gender and Environmental Justice' project.

The Dirty Saga of Onondaga County, by Linda Carty
In Syracuse, N.Y., activists for environmental justice—part of a growing national movement—prove how racism leaves toxins at the doorsteps of the poor and people of color.

Artist-In-Residence
Napoleon Jones Henderson is this semester's Ford Foundation Artist in Residence. He will be working with the Kuumba Project as well as createing a project for CFAC's collection.

Spelman College feminist scholar to speak April 17, 2007
Feminist scholar/activist Patricia McFadden was born in Swaziland and has worked in the African and global women's movements for the past 30 years.

Leader in Social and Economic Justice to speak April 4th, 2007
Nellie Hester Bailey is the recipient of the prestigious Alston Bannerman Fellowship for Activists of Color in the U.S., and the 2001 Union Square Award of New York City.