The Griot recently hosted their first book club discussion, reading Rest to Resistance by Tricia Hersey. The book questions the consequences of prioritizing productivity as the measure of success, critiquing the damaging pace imposed by capitalism, which mirrors historical exploitation…. Read moreRest is Resistance Book Group

On Friday, November 9th, the Italian Department, in cooperation with the Griot Institute, hosted Amir Issaa on campus for a Q&A session. Amir Issa is an Italian Hip-hop rapper, writer, and activist. During the talk, Amir spoke about his childhood… Read moreAmir Issa Q&A

Between the 25 and 28 of October, I was able to go to the annual National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA)  held in Baltimore, Maryland, along with Professor Fourshey and Holiness Kerandi, an intern at Griot also working on the African… Read moreNWSA Conference