Avery Research Center Honors Roberta Williams
The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is honoring Charleston native Roberta Williams in conjunction with Roberta Williams Day on Sept. 11, 2019.
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09, 2019
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08, 2019
Beyoncé Gets the Academic Treatment at College of Charleston
African American Studies Director Kameelah Martin co-edited "The Lemonade Reader," a collection of essays that investigates Beyoncé's "Lemonade" album in a black feminist tradition.
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08, 2019
Race and Social Justice Initiative Award Renamed to Honor Civil Rights Activist
The Race and Social Justice Initiative at the Avery Research Center will rename its Student Leadership Award to honor longtime civil rights activist James E. Campbell.
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07, 2019
Students Are Creating Change On a Dime
These CofC students made big strides in the area of social justice with small grants from the College's Race and Social Justice Initiative.
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04, 2019
Anonymous Gift Transforms College’s Race and Social Justice Initiative
The College’s Race and Social Justice Initiative is pleased to announce the receipt of a $150,000 gift that will transform the initiative’s impact in Charleston and beyond.
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03, 2019
Avery Research Center Director Takes Academic Affairs Post at Morgan State
Patricia Williams Lessane, executive director of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, has been named associate vice president for academic affairs at Morgan State University.
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02, 2019
CofC Foundation Receives First Edition Frederick Douglass Autobiography
The College of Charleston Foundation has received a gift of a first edition of Frederick Douglass' autobiography 'My Bondage and My Freedom.'
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02, 2019
9 Black History Month Events to Check Out
In honor of Black History Month, several College of Charleston departments, clubs, organizations and offices are sponsoring events both on and off campus.
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01, 2019
Alumnus’ Pursuit of Social Justice Honored With Gift to Avery Research Center
New philanthropic support of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture has been made in memory of alumnus Joseph Warren Cabaniss '47.
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12, 2018
Deadline Approaching for RSJI Student Leadership Award
The deadline to apply for the Race and Social Justice Initiative Student Leadership Award is Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.