A Tour of the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale University

Happy MLK day everyone! We were blessed to go on a tour of the Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale University, also known as AfAm House.

The House was established in the fall of 1969 in response to rising issues surrounding race and civil unrest at Yale and throughout the New Haven community. It was created to serve as a bridge between the University and the New Haven community, fostering connection and support.

A huge thank you to Dean Bethel and Alana for the hospitality and for reacquainting us with this historic and meaningful space. Hopefully, this marks the beginning of something special!

And to celebrate MLK Day here’s a book list by All Ways Black.

10 Books to understand Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy :

• Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King Jr.

• Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

• The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley

• Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership by Brea Baker

• The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

• His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Robert Samuels & Toluse Olorunnipa

• Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on Health in America by Linda Villarosa

• The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

• The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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