"... we recognize our university’s historical role in and associations with slavery, as well as the labor, the experiences, and the contributions of enslaved people to our university’s history, and we apologize for the ways that Yale’s leaders, over the course of our early history, participated in slavery."
One key takeaway from this talk is slave labor helped build Connecticut Hall, and thus, also belongs in the story of how Yale became a college.
One of the notable contributions of the Yale & Slavery Research Project will be the investigation of chattel slavery in eighteenth-century New Haven and in connection to Yale College.
Teanu Reid ’16 began supporting her school and fellow students shortly after she arrived at Brooklyn College. She has continued giving back and engaging with her alma mater as she works on her Ph.D. at Yale.
"Haiti is a site of dance ethnography that requires receptivity and humility."
Caribbean “winin’” all at once teaches us about history, community, resistance, joy, sexuality, and various kinds of intimacies. And, physical and emotional endurance.
Reflecting on my B.A. in History.
Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the purchase of “20 odd Africans” at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, this public program was organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the African American Studies Department at Yale University.
While the connection between money, manumission, and the labor of free and enslaved people of color isn’t always thought of, these documents show that in fact Afro-descended people were active participants of local Atlantic economies beyond the forced extraction of their labor.
"Congratulations! You’ve been accepted." After tackling the personal statement, crafting a good CV, and getting amazing letters of recommendation, you submitted your application(s) for grad school and you've been admitted! Now for the second hard part - selecting a program and university. I separate the two because sometimes you’ll like a program/department but not the larger institution/university, or vice versa. This, among many other things, will be important for making your final decision.
Teanu Reid 