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INSPIRED BY THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF AFRICANA STUDIES AT

WILLIAMS COLLEGE, HELD APRIL 4-7, 2019, THIS SITE EXISTS TO SUPPORT EXCELLENCE IN BLACK LIFE AND FOSTER COMMUNITY AMONG ALL WHO ARE CONNECTED TO WILLIAMS COLLEGE.

 

 

 

50th Anniversary Home  |  SPRING 2019  |  AFR50  |  Our Stories  |  Our Community 

 

 
 

Welcome to

A Celebration of

Community

 

This website exists to

CONNECT, UPLIFT and

AFFIRM

 

Black Students and Faculty,

Staff and Administrators,

Alumni and the

Global Community

of Williams College.

 

We are More,

TOGETHER!

 

 

 

P E R K   U P !

BW50+ Publisher, Dan Perkins, says:

Let's Make the Next 50 about

Intentional Community!

Click here

 

 

Life Beyond Williams

News and Updates

 

Jackie Laughlin '75 has a blog that's all about breastfeeding. See More

 

Deborah Robinson '78 Launches #WeGlobal to study Black Americans living abroad. See More

 

 

 

 

SPRING 2019
 

 

Highlights of an Extraordinary Event
 

What Was AFR50?

Four Special Days

A Special History

Alumni Reflections

The 15 Demands

 

 

 

Glorious Vision

Artful Images Captured by a Seasoned Eye

Richard Jefferson '70

One of the Occupiers in 1969, reflects upon his return to Williams with a stunning series of photographs taken in black and white.

Click here or photo to see slideshow.

 

 

 

OUR STORIES

See INDEX

 

The Beloved Murals at Mears House

The BSU at Williams

 

 

     
                 

 

 

Out and About

 

 

Art and Culture  Quick Snapshots:  Black in the Berkshires

 

Barbara Sanders '79 finds a Plaque on Spring Street Saluting a Baseball Giant

 

First Visit to

Mass MOCA

had

Dan Perkins

Seeing BLACK

Shown right is one of several works featured at Mass MOCA by artist Trenton Doyle Hancock that stirred considerations of race, power and identity.

 

 

 Next Edition ... Let's Do This Together!

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W A N T E D !!!

 

  • Career and Life Updates

  • Business Opportunities and Dealings

  • Life Achievements

  • Travel Stories

  • Local Community Activities

  • Stories . . . Short Stories, Real Stories, Funny Stories, Inspirational Stories . . . Your Stories

 

 

 

 

 

BLACK WILLIAMS 50 PLUS is a presentation of Dan Perkins, a cultural historian and business diversity consultant; and a proud member of the Class of 1978.

Throughout his professional life, Dan Perkins has been a Minority Business Advocate (MBA); connecting people, businesses and communities for good.

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