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“The Kente Ceremony is a great, time-honored tradition at SUNY Cortland,” said Erin Boylan, executive director of alumni engagement. “With almost 800 students participating since 2002, it seemed ...
Kente cloth and the vibrant prints based on its patterns are everywhere: in black churches as narrow columns of colorful fabric cascading over the shoulders of chorus members; on crowded urban stre… ...
However, this year’s group of Kente graduating seniors won’t be celebrating like the classes before them. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, involving the closure of campus after spring break, the ...
My background is industrial and manufacturing engineering. By day, I am a CFO for an affordable housing nonprofit, one of the largest in southwestern PA. But in all of my free time, I'm always ...
Kente Cones was founded by close friends Ashley Marrero and Charles Asante, who set out to distinguish their line apart from other ice cream shops.. Asante drew inspiration for the brand idea in ...
An illustration of the Ananse whose web creation inspired the creation of Asante Kente. Credit: Dickson Adom, Bonwire, August 2020. From Sage Open (2024). DOI: 10.1177/21582440231224780 ...
Members of the Southeast Missouri State University chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists participate in a cultural achievement ceremony to celebrate its graduating members ...
Congressional Democrats wore stoles made of Kente cloth during a moment of silence for George Floyd, drawing criticism from observers who felt they made the traditional African textile into a ...