Africana Center
This pre-orientation/early arrival program run by the Africana Center helps incoming students transition to life at Tufts and connect with the African diaspora community
What is SQUAD
Prior to graduating from Tufts in 1987, Tracy Chapman was discovered playing acoustic set busking sessions in this famous Cambridge public square, as well as performing with an African drumming ensemble on campus.
What is Harvard Square?
The Africana Center was founded in
1965
1968
1969
2001
1969
In 2004, Tufts University awarded this person an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts primarily in recognition of her lifelong commitment to this cause, reflected in her global performances for Amnesty International and human rights.
Known for her distinct deep alto voice, socially conscious folk-rock music, and major hit songs like "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason".
Who is Tracy Chapman
8 Professors Row serves as both the home of the Africana Center and a living-learning residential space for 12 undergraduate students. The residential space is called...
what is Capen house
This 1927 Tufts University School of Medicine graduate and 10th International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha was a pioneering physician and civil rights activist who led the National Council of Negro Women.
Who is Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee?
The Africana Center has had 3 names being
African American House
Africa House
Africana Center
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This former Tufts Africana Center director and prominent historian authored landmark works on Boston's Black community and established historical archives documenting Black student life at Tufts back to the 1890s.
Who is Professor Gerald R. Gill?
Originally established as the Afro-American Cultural Center, the center officially adopted its current name in this year to reflect the broader global African diaspora.
What is 2001
During the height of the 1980s campus for South Africa divestment movement, student protesters frequently targeted administrative offices in this central administrative hall, the site of historic sit-ins since the 1960s civil rights actions.
Ballou Hall