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Black students represent less than five percent of Fordham's udergraduate population. (Cameron DeChalus/The Fordham Ram)

‘Being Black at Fordham’ Panel Facilitates Discussion Among Students and Faculty

March 4, 2020

ASILI, the Black Student Alliance at Fordham, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs presented the annual Being Black at Fordham Panel on Friday Feb. 21.

ASILI, the Black Student Alliance, whose members are pictured above,will be hosting events for Black History Month. (Courtesy of the Ram Archives)

Fordham to Host Events for Black History Month

February 5, 2020

MacArthur fellow Saidiya Hartman will be among the speakers during Black History Month.

Jelani Cobb spoke to Fordham students about

ASILI hosts Jelani Cobb for Talk on Racism and Injustice

November 13, 2019

On Thursday, Nov. 8, ASILI, Fordham University’s Black Student Alliance welcomed journalist and historian, Jelani Cobb, to speak about race and injustice in today’s America.

Students gather at the being Black at Fordham Panel hosted by ASILI. (Courtesy of Juan Carlos Matos)

Fordham Holds Special Programs for Black History Month

February 6, 2019

The Office of Multicultural Affairs, ASILI, and others planned special events for Black History Month.

ASILI Holds Being Black at Fordham Panel in Honor of Black History Month

February 6, 2019

ASILI hosted a Being Black at Fordham panel on Friday Feb. 1.

ASILI and El Grito de Lares paid a silent tribute to Junior who was killed on June 20, 2018. (Kevin Stoltenborg/The Fordham Ram)

McShane Commemorates Life of Junior Guzman Four Months Later

October 17, 2018

By Helen Stevenson On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the Black Student Alliance (ASILI) and El Grito de Lares paid a silent tribute to the life of Lesandro (Junior) Guzman-Feliz, a 15 -year-old boy and member of the Belmont community who ...

ASILI Statement Regarding Charlottesville

September 14, 2017

On August 12th 2017 white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia put together a “Unite the White” rally. Fascism, Racism, Nazism, and all around hate, marched through the very same streets as civil...

The Fordham Hotnotes open the third annual Taste the World cultural event with jazz hits. Tessa Bloechl/The Fordham Ram

Fordham Tastes the World at ASILI Event

October 28, 2015

By Alyssa Opdyke This Thursday, if you were to walk into the McGinley Center between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., you were likely to smell a variety of foods, hear lots of laughter and conversation and...

Zaro and Mgbenwelu will be organizing an event in continuation of their October dialogue on race and politics. (Courtesy of Andrew Esoldi)

College Republicans, ASILI Will Partner Again

April 9, 2014

By LAURA SANICOLA For the second time this year, the College Republicans and ASILI, the black students alliance group at Fordham, will co-sponsor an event. Entitled “Continuing the Dialogue: Decrimin...