Black History Month: A Taste of Home at Cornell

Alpha Phi Alpha’s Leadership Commends New Campus Facility, Residence Hall’s First Months

Alpha Phi Alpha, which was founded at Cornell and is the first Black Greek organization in the U.S., opened the House of Alpha Leadership Institute in October. The Institute offers 13 residential rooms while also hosting events and providing community spaces.

Where Ithaca Meets Ethiopia: Deep Dive on Hawi

Sanika Saraf '28 shares her first visit to Hawi, Ithaca’s only Ethiopian restaurant, describing the menu, traditional dining style and her experience trying Ethiopian dishes for the first time.

BUTLER | Academia Wants Impact? Black History Already Wrote the Manual

Opinion Columnist Natalia Butler M.S./Ph.D. contends that if academia seeks to have real impact, it needs to take inspiration from the long history of Black activism that has not shied away from breaking institutional barriers and stepping into the unknown.

An Expanded Literary Narrative: Black History Month and Beyond

I, TOO, AM CORNELL: Revisiting the 1969 Willard Straight Hall Takeover

Baby Keem Hits the Jackpot

An Attack on Trevor Noah, or an Attack on Art?

‘Sinners’: Exploring the Triumph and Tragedy Behind Black Art

Athlete, Educator, Diplomat: Jerome Holland ’38 M.S. ’41 and a Life of Service

Jerome Holland ’38 M.S. ’41 was the first Black student to play for Cornell’s football team. He went on to be the president of multiple higher education institutions and served as an ambassador under the Nixon administration.