Kofi Acree, Director for the John Henrik Clarke Africana Library and Curator of Africana Collections for the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University, led a thought-provoking community conversation at Buffalo Street Books on James Baldwin’s book "Nothing Personal," a critique of American society at the height of the civil rights movement.

Dr. Keisha N. Blain, New York Times best-selling author & award-winning historian, gave an inspiring Black History Month keynote at the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures at Cornell University on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

This winter, the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures will be hosting engaging community read of Dr. Keisha Blain's newest book, Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights.