Programmatic initiatives under cultural programming help the campus community, and others, to more critically assess and understand that African-American and other African diaspora cultures have a cumulative history of critical discourse that is consistently being examined, constructed and reconstructed. Our cultural programming includes:

• The Pamela Nicole Cummings Visiting Artist Fellowship
  Supported by a gift from alumnus Anthony Wayne Cummings, the Pamela Nicole Cummings Visiting Artist Fellowship supports young, rising artists who are at the beginning of their professional careers. Artists may undertake a range of projects and activities during this short-term residency.

• The Authors and Poets Readers Series
  a series of readings from new works by writers that includes book signings along with discussion.

• The Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film
  a twice a year (Fall and Spring) series that features primarily independent film from all corners of the African diaspora and beyond with commentary by the directors of the films and scholars

• The Hekima Reading Circle – an informal gathering of students, faculty and community residents who come together to discuss new literary works by writers from all corners of the African diaspora

• Sauti Mpya – a literary and cultural arts annual produced by a collective made up of students and faculty