5C Intercollegiate Dept. of Africana Studies

Join us for an inspiring evening with incredible Black leaders and alumni at our Black Professionals Panel ✨

Hear firsthand about career journeys, industry insights, and strategies for success from professionals across diverse fields. Whether you're exploring your path or building your network, this is a space to connect, learn, and grow.

🗓 Thursday, April 30
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Avery 201

Enjoy refreshments and meaningful conversation with the Pitzer community!

RSVP via the link or scan the QR code on the flyer 🔗

Diving into the complexities of empire, identity, and resistance in The French Empire and Its Other. From the Caribbean to Algeria, this class unpacks how history, culture, and power collide—and how those stories still shape our world today.

Black History Month isn’t just about looking back — it’s about building community right now. ✊🏾

Join OBSA + The Claremont Colleges Services for a week of conversation, culture, wellness, and celebration across the 7Cs. From learning about redlining and financial literacy to cozy office hours, panels, and a Pan-African Culture Celebration, there’s something for everyone.

Pull up, bring a friend, and be part of the story. 🖤

📍 Open to all students across the Claremont Colleges
🗓 Feb 23–28, 2026

📚✨ NEW COURSE ALERT — Spring 2026 ✨📚
AFRI 111: Motivation & Resilience in Black Communities

Explore how motivation, self-efficacy, and resilience show up in Black communities — and how people sustain motivation beyond academia. Taught by Dr. Latreace Cox at Pitzer College.

🗓 M/W | 11:00–12:15
❗ No prerequisites
🔔 Register now!

Brought to you by IDAS & OBSA

🌍📚 OPEN SEATS IN AFRICANA STUDIES 📚🌍

Looking for a class that actually makes you think about the world you live in? These Africana Studies courses are still open — and you don’t need to be an Africana major to enroll.

✨ THIS SEMESTER’S COURSES:
• North African Literature & Culture (LIT 163AF) — literature, film, and music across the Maghreb
• Transnationalism (AFRI 195D) — migration, globalization, race, and resistance across borders
• Caribbean Literature & Postcolonial Theory (ENGL 177) — novels, poetry, and theory from the Caribbean

📌 Open to all majors
📌 Counts toward Africana Studies
📌 Small, discussion-based classes

🗓 Seats available now — enroll through your course portal!

Fall vibes + feminist community = the perfect afternoon. 🍂💜
Swing by the IFC Open House on Dec 3 to meet amazing students, staff, and faculty, check out our resources, and grab some refreshments!
📍 Mary Wig Johnson Court, Scripps College

🌍 WAR-MAKING AS WORLDMAKING
Join us for a powerful talk with Samar Al-Bulushi, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UC Irvine.

This lecture examines how militarism, imperialism, and policing shape everyday life in Kenya in the wake of the U.S.-led War on Terror. Drawing on ethnographic research in Nairobi and Mombasa, Al-Bulushi explores how Kenyan Muslim activists navigate loss, surveillance, and state violence—and what it means to remake a world shaped by imperial warfare.

📅 Tuesday, November 18
⏰ 4:15 PM
📍 Humanities 204 (Scripps)

Sponsored by the Scripps & Pomona Anthropology Departments + Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies.
All are welcome. ✨

✨ VISITING ARTIST: SHARON BRIDGFORTH ✨
Join Black to Nature for a special afternoon with writer/artist/activist Sharon Bridgforth at the OBSA Bungalow! 🌿📚

Wednesday, Nov. 5th
✍🏾 Writing Workshop: 3–4pm
🎤 Author Reading + Q&A: 4:15–5pm

Sharon Bridgforth’s work weaves Black Southern stories, queerness, sound, love, and ancestral memory. We’re honored to welcome her to the 5Cs. 💐🦋

Workshop spots are limited — email [email protected]
to reserve a space.
The reading & Q&A are open to all. Pull up, bring a friend, come be held in story. 🤎

Special thanks to IDAS, OBSA, & Pitzer College Racial Justice Initiative for support.

Join us as Dr. Salim Abdelmadjid explores the life, theory, and revolutionary legacy of Frantz Fanon — on the centenary of his birth.

📅 Tuesday, November 4, 2025
🕕 6:45 PM
📍 Freeberg Room @ The Athenaeum

Hosted by the Modern Languages & Literatures Department, the History Department, Humanities at Scripps, and the Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies.

🍁 Fall is in the air!

Join us for the Fulbright Fall Celebration — an afternoon filled with jazz, good food, and cozy vibes. 🎷🥧🍂

📅 November 2, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
📍 Grove House, Claremont, CA

🎃 Don’t miss out — RSVP by October 31st using the QR code!