THE ITHACAN

Power of Performance: Student showcase reclaims blackness

By Justin Henry, Staff Writer • March 2, 2016

Led by IC Sister 2 Sister, members of the Ithaca College community of color celebrated African-American heritage during Black History Month.

Step It Up: Ithaca College students show off dance moves

March 2, 2016

Ithaca College students participated in IC Step Team's Step Fest Feb. 26.

Ithaca College hosts weekly social justice discussion series

By Annie Estes, Contributing Writer • February 12, 2016

Relaxed chatter and laughter filled the Textor 103 lecture hall as approximately 20 students gathered to participate in an hour-long game of Black History Jeopardy on Feb. 11.

Empowerment explored with Black History Month events

By Elena Piech, Staff Writer • February 1, 2016

IC will be celebrating Black History Month during February, with various organizations hosting movie screenings, student panels, and performances.

African-Latino Society hosts events for Black History Month

By Yane Ahn, Contributing Writer • February 4, 2015

The Ithaca College African-Latino Society has a number of events planned for Black History Month.

ITHACA THIS WEEKEND: Feb. 21–23

February 21, 2014

Your guide to what's happening in Ithaca.

College celebrates Black History Month

By Jeremy Li, Staff Writer • January 29, 2014

Ithaca College will kick off Black History Month under the theme of “Sankofa,” an African symbol that reminds people to look forward without forgetting their pasts.

Guest commentary: ‘Ready’ to tear through the fabric of injustice

By Tariq Meyers • January 29, 2014

The “Academy” is viewed as the locus for social mobility, where intellectual curiosity and creative expression meet. Our universities have produced scholars who have produced new knowledge that has...

College kicks off Black History Month

By Michael Tkaczevski, Staff Writer • February 14, 2013

Ithaca College is hosting various events that promote this year's theme of Black History Month, focusing on black women gaining respect and equality in modern society.

Talib Kweli shakes up diversity dialogue during campus visit

By Taylor Long, Senior Writer • February 14, 2013

There was something special about the energy in Emerson Suites last Thursday as Talib Kweli took up the mic not to rap, as some students had expected, but to discuss the hip-hop industry and the role of the artist in society.

A week in photos — Feb. 14, 2013

By Ithacan Staff • February 14, 2013

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Hip-hop schooling

By Bernadette Javier, Staff Writer • February 28, 2012

Ithaca College is not generally considered a vibrant hip-hop music scene. But last night, as part of the college’s recognition of Black History Month, the campus welcomed Wes Jackson, founder of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival who has spent 15 years as a hip-hop entrepreneur, to discuss the history of the genre through his own personal…