SU student and Syracuse native, Hunter Kusak has always loved dancing and expressing themselves, so this year, Kusak made their debut as Quirt Taylor in the Pride Union Drag show on campus. Read more »
With the end of Black History Month approaching, students and staff reflect on the engagement of the school and community. Read more »
The Black History Month kickoff ceremony was held Tuesday night in the Schine Student Center, accentuating this year’s theme of building bridges and navigating barriers, and setting the tone for a month of events to honor and celebrate the Black community. Read more »
As the Community Folk Art Center celebrates its 50th anniversary, it welcomes Ailey II Dance Company to give a production that ‘encompasses almost all of the arts.’ Read more »
In the one year since its opening, 119 Euclid has become a space to celebrate Black students and culture, offering Black students a place on campus to call home. Read more »
The African Student Union hosted the second Miss Africa pageant on March 31 in Goldstein Auditorium. Read more »
For the first time since it opened, the Sankofa Urban Market will be open weekly on Saturdays during the spring, until May. Read more »
On Feb. 27, the Black Artist Collective collaborated with the Community Folk Art Center to host the second annual Black History Month Showcase. The theme for this year’s event was Fête Noir. Read more »
The first-ever inauguration banquet for the Men of Color Initiative’s Class of 2022 occurred Friday to celebrate brotherly love. Read more »
On Feb. 18, the Office of Diversity held State of the Black Creative: Black Market. The event allowed members of the Syracuse community to showcase their businesses. Read more »
The first ever Black History Month Basketball Classic, hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, took place in the Women’s Building on Feb. 20. Read more »
The event accompanied the opening of 119 Euclid’s Voices of the Heroes Artwalk, which got its name from the collaborative studio album by Lil Durk and Lil Baby. Read more »
This Black History Month, Syracuse University will host 22 events that highlight Black history. Here is a list of a few of them. Read more »
The building came out of a Not Again SU request for multicultural safe spaces on campus. Read more »
With his apparel brand VOICE, Jordan Pierre aims to create a platform where marginalized communities can be heard and social change enacted. Read more »
The teacher ran a juice cart in North Collingwood alongside her online business. Read more »
Her banana pudding and lemon cookies helped Shankevia Dean's hand-delivered business become a Salina Street bakery Read more »
Local business owner creates a market space at Sankofa Park in Southside neighborhood for Black-owned businesses. Read more »
For one of the events for Syracuse University’s Racial Equity Academic Symposium, two SU alumni spoke in-depth about the mental health challenges in the Black community. Read more »
Black-owned businesses on campus include clothing and cosmetics brands such as Beauty X Paige, Sincerely,Fab, Loyalty Over Love and Basketball Royalty, LLC. Read more »
Winnie’s will be the first Black-owned restaurant to operate on Marshall St. when it opens next month. Read more »
SU alumna Caeresa Richardson opens the showroom for Gypsy Freedom, a socially-conscious fashion boutique, on August 31. Read more »
