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New 'friendship' wall at the Longaberger Alumni House

'Friendship' spreads across campus to Alumni House

The Ohio State Alumni Association was planning to renovate the lobby of its Longaberger Alumni House, and the association’s leadership knew they wanted to…

Francesca Miller stands by one of her paintings

'An artist's duty' — Miller ’19 paints to reflect the times, celebrate Black joy

As Francesca Miller ’19 stands poised in front of a blank wall — her canvas — in downtown Columbus with marching and chanting and hurt all around her, she ponders what activist and musician Nina…

An Ohio State student leading instruction at Proyecto Mariposas

Service-learning experiences provide profound learning opportunities

Students of Elena Foulis' course "Spanish in Ohio: An Experiential Course" at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Center in Columbus in 2018.

On paper,…

Four photos featured in Picturing Black History

‘Picturing Black History’ dissects photos portraying Black experience

 

Kenya Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta, left, laughs with U.S. Federal Judge Thurgood Marshall in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 11,…

The Oval at dawn

Arts and Sciences faculty leading 10 Seed Fund for Racial Justice projects

Twelve team projects — 10 of which are led or co-led by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences — were recently awarded funding in the second round of Ohio State’s Seed Fund for Racial Justice…

Aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Logan discusses the lingering economic impact of the Tulsa Race Massacre

A panorama showing much of the destruction in the aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre. 

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Anonymous donors gift $25K to Arts and Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Student Support Fund

By Kristin Gonterman

The past year has been one of struggle, grief, pain and frustration for many in the United States and across the Buckeye community. The pandemic created uncertainty…

Portion of "Risk Factor" poster

Student's award-winning documentary addresses Ohio’s Black infant mortality crisis

During the three years Barento Taha spent working on his first film, he regularly found himself in spaces that pushed him outside his…

Darius Gainer

Undergraduate's book explores Black representation in animation

Animation has always held a special place in Darius Gainer’s life. He grew up watching Cartoon Network and Disney movies, the “Batman” animated series and…