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Welcome to the African American Cultural Center

The African American Cultural Center is one of four campus community centers (along with the GLBT Center, Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Women’s Center) housed under the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED). The African American Cultural Center promotes awareness of and appreciation for African American and other African descent experiences through activities and events that enhance academic excellence and strengthen cultural competence for the campus and surrounding communities.

Day of Giving

Giving to the African American Cultural Center's Enrichment Fund contributes to programming that empowers and encourages individual and collective agency through Black scholarship, culturally relevant leadership development and identity affirmation.

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The Black Research Symposium

As the first of its kind on NC State’s campus, the Black Research Symposium will feature Black diasporic learning, scholarship, and epistemologies via cutting-edge research, storytelling, creative works, discussion circles, community-based projects, and industry initiatives from the NC State campus and surrounding community. The symposium is a three-day event that will take place on March 23 – 25, 2023.

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Finding Your Wolfpack

Alexis Grant found her home-away-from-home at NC State by chance. As she and her roommate explored campus early in their freshman year, they discovered the African American Cultural Center (AACC) on the third floor of Witherspoon Student Center. They immediately felt welcomed by students, staff, and the center’s vibrant environment.

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What you'll find at the Center

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The African American Cultural Center stays actively engaged in the academic life of NC State with programs, resources and services that facilitate the cultural, intellectual and social growth of the entire university community.

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This Semester

This semester, we continue to center our theme - The Power of Community. Check out our signature programs including Exhibits, NC State's first Black Research Symposium, and Ebony Harlem Awards - Renaissance.

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