The troupe Steppin' Out joined with Konjo! and the Yale Gospel Choir to teach New Haven elementary students about African-American history and culture.

Celebrating a history and a culture

Usually, the Cultural Caravan, a traveling show sponsored by the African American Cultural Center, journeys to city classrooms to teach area youngsters about black history and culture. This time, however, the performers invited local elementary students to the University. In addition to the Cultural Caravan's performance at the Yale University Art Gallery, the day's excursion included a tour of campus, a visit to the exhibition about poet Langston Hughes at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and lunch at the African American Cultural Center. Among the groups that perform as part of the Cultural Caravan is Konjo! -- one of the resident groups at Yale's African American Cultural Center. In a segment based on the television game show "Jeopardy!" students from the audience answered questions about aspects of African-American history and culture. As they traced the historic journey of African-Americans, performers presented a scene about slaves who found freedom via the Underground Railroad. T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S SOM competition to help nonprofits Student wins chance to meet Nobel laureates NYT reporter explains politics of science Astronomers suggest that 'slow dance' between black holes may power quasars Levin discusses patent law in meetings with leaders Burns' talks about Mark Twain and the American spirit Innovations make the 'impractical' possible, says economist Renowned journalist Tom Friedman to visit as Poynter Fellow Talks by author Rushdie to explore changed nature of frontiers ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS Panel to probe questions surrounding Enron's collapse Conference pays tribute to judge who was committed to racial justice Trustee Barrington D. Parker sworn in to federal court Aboard the Cultural Caravan Exhibition honors memory of Dr. Donald Cohen Conference to celebrate 'Langston Hughes and His World' MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS Grant supports research into the debilitating disease of narcolepsy Dr. Robert Berliner dies; former medical school dean . . . EPH researcher documents war's damaging effects Crying by medical students may be a sign of their compassion Master architects inspire students to design for the future Conference looks at the 'faces' of Japanese cinema Library sponsoring program on Islamic civilization and identity Campus Notes Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus|Calendar of Events|In the News|Bulletin Board Yale Scoreboard|Classified Ads|Search Archives|Deadlines Bulletin Staff|Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page