From Nov. 7 to 13, the Yale African Students Association hosted Yale Africa Week, one of the organization’s flagship events.
Focused on raising awareness about contemporary Africa on campus, the week offered a series of in-person and online events introducing various aspects of the continent — such as its cultures, art, sports, history and politics. This year’s theme was “The New Road Home: Me, Myself & the Motherland”; YASA members aimed to recreate their home on campus when the COVID-19-related travel restrictions made their homeland feel even farther away.
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The Afro-American Cultural Center, Council on African Studies at the MacMillan Center, Office of International Students and Scholars and the Yale Schwarzman Center sponsored the week.
Jennifer Newman, associate artistic director at the Schwarzman Center, said that this year’s theme focusing on belonging was “powerful.” She added that YASA did an “incredible job that [moves] the community forward in a positive direction.” Read More.