Christy Clark-Pujara and Steve Kantrowitz appeared on our local public radio station last Friday to discuss the debate over historical commemoration and the removal of public statues. https://www.wpr.org/debate-over-statues-and-what-we-choose-remember
AAS Letter re SRO Contract To: Members of the Madison School Board of Education From: The Department of Afro-American Studies RE: Security Resource Officers Date: June 29, 2020 As scholars and teachers of African American history and experience – and, for some of us, as parents of current and former Madison public school …
Statement of Solidarity in Support of George Floyd The Afro-American Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is appalled, outraged and heartbroken by the brutal and senseless murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in our sister state of Minnesota. Unfortunately and sadly, we are not surprised. Mr. Floyd’s murder comes on the heels of the Louisville police shooting …
Congratulations Natasha Cherono! Class of 2020! Natasha Cherono: I am graduating with a Bachelors of Science in African American Studies with a certificate in Gender and Women Studies. I am a part of the Mercile J. Lee Scholarship program: Powers Knapp scholar. After graduation, I plan on taking a gap year. During the gap …
Congratulations to Christy Clark-Pujara, Alexander Shashko, and Mosi Ifantuji! They are Spring 2020 recipients of the University Housing Honored Instructor Award.