The Scoop
Welcome to our weekly update on the happenings of the Africana Community at Tufts University. Each week we will update announcements from the Africana Center and feature events by and/or co-sponsored by the Africana Center; feature events by student organizations within the Africana community and other programming centering Africana issues; feature student work, and provide updates on job and internship opportunities
May 5th, 2021
Announcements
As you prepare to close out this extraordinary year, we would like to acknowledge your tenacity and resilience, your ability to find joy and make the best of these challenging times, and your determination to hold firmly to your goals. Your capacity to adjust to all the changes in your daily life patterns are a testament to what it means to be a Black Jumbo on Tufts’ campus.
We salute you and wish the all the best as you move forward with your internship and summer employment opportunities, continuing your academic course work, or taking the time to rejuvenate and focus on your wellbeing while spending time with family and friends. And We look forward to the opening of the Africana Center in the fall with new and reimagined programming and activities to continue centering, celebrating, and supporting you.
We want to remind you of the resources available to you as we head into final exam period. A full listing of on-campus and off-campus resources can be found here.
A few highlights include:
- Check out this Black Thriving and Wellness Guide.
- Click here to sign up for free coaching, tutoring and workshops at the StAAR Center.
- Click here for information on religious and spiritual resources at the Tufts Chaplaincy.
- Stay connected over the summer by following us on IG @TuftsAfricana or emailing us africana@tufts.edu
Congratulations on finishing the semester/year—you made it! We are so excited to see you in the fall!
Katrina Moore, Director
Montez Paschall, Associate Director
Sylvester Bracey, Program Administrator
Irene Mutwiri, Graduate Intern
Africana Center Events
Winners have been picked for the semester! Keep an eye out tonight for an email on instructions to claim your prize
Check out our dope submissions featured on our IG: @TuftsAfricana
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Weekly Programming
Fridays 5:30p: Black Myn's Group Zoom information
Meeting ID: 291 133 8637
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Friday's 5:30p: Black Womyn's Collective Zoom information
Meeting ID: 944 972 973
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