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RAH hosted a "Speakeasy Night" in celebration of Black History Month. The event was co-hosted by the Black Cultural League (BCL). - Photo via Proflink

RAH Celebrates Black History Month with Speakeasy Night

Jack Trabucco February 21, 2022

On Friday, Feb. 18, Rowan After Hours (RAH) transported students to the height of the Jazz Age by converting the  Student Center into an authentic speakeasy club, complete with a brass band and blackjack....

Members of Rowan's Black Cultural League will help cultivate events during the Black History Month celebration. - Photo via Former Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Rowan University Celebrates Black History Month

Kariyah Bennett February 16, 2022

Rowan University is celebrating Black History Month in honor of the diverse Rowan community. Through the partnerships of the Black Culture League and Rowan After Hours, Rowan is hosting various events...

Portrait of the legendary Frederick Douglass. - Photo via uncf.org

Celebrating 4 Black Writers Who Revolutionized America

Jennifer McGraw February 24, 2021

The art of writing has been used as a form of expression for centuries and these four writers have epitomized what it means to have a voice. Each writer has made their distinct mark on the world in their...

Members of Rowan's Black Cultural League meet on Rowan Boulevard to speak about Black History Month. - Photo via Multimedia Editor / Alex Rossen

Students From the Black Cultural League and Women of Color Alliance Reflect on Black History Month

Alex Rossen February 10, 2021

Every February, the collective communities of the United States join together for a month of acknowledging, appreciating and commemorating Black culture and history. Black History Month, which originated...

The Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution has several signs about queer people of color on display in the LGBTQIA+ Center. The signs honor leaders in the black community. - Multimedia Editor / Kristin Guglietti

6 More Black LGBTQIA+ Leaders You Should Know

Kristin Guglietti March 5, 2020

This is part two of a two-part article. Check out part one here. Black History Month shouldn’t be limited to February. It should just be a reminder to look back at the past and think about the present. To...

Dr. Martha Hursey Brown wasn't just an important Rowan student for her time - her contributions to Rowan's legacies of journalism and racial justice persist to this day. - Photograph from "The Whit" Volume 9 Issue #3, published May 31, 1946

Martha Hursey is the most important Rowan graduate you’ve never heard of

Tara Lonsdorf February 19, 2020

Dr. Martha Hursey Brown does not have any buildings named after her on the Glassboro campus. She does not have a statue built in her honor or any institutional scholarships endowed in her name, even though...

Childish Gambino raps about the exploitation of black pain by white Americans in his music video for "This is America." - Courtesy of Childish Gambino YouTube channel

Top five living African-American musicians

Christian A. Browne February 26, 2019

This is the second of a two-part series about African-American musical artists. In honor of Black History month, I decided to write about the top five living and dead African-American music artists...

Prince's legacy outlasts even his death. - Photo courtesy of Paul Natkin/Getty Images

Remembering the contributions of the top five African-American musicians gone too soon

Christian A. Browne February 20, 2019

This article is the first of a two-part series about African-American musical artists. The next part, which will  focus on the best living artists, will be published following this one. In...

The Rutgers based band, Young Picasso performed  Thursday, Feb. 7th at Rowan After Hours Black history month celebration. -Photo courtesy of Kalie VanDewater

Celebrating Black History Month with RAH and ASA

Kalie VanDewater February 11, 2019

Rowan After Hours partnered for the second time with the African Student Association to hold the annual celebration of Black History Month in the Student Center on Thursday, Feb. 7. Performances were...

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