The Tom Shick Award is given to undergraduate or graduate students who have maintained a high academic standing and who have demonstrated an intellectual vigor and concern for racial equality that epitomizes the life of …
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Melanie Herzog presents at the National Gallery of Art
Last Saturday, April 5th, African American studies lecturer Melanie Herzog served as a moderator and presenter on the panel: “A Sense of Purpose and Integrity” at the National Gallery of Art’s Elizabeth Catlett exhibition. With …
A Soulful Sojourn: Conversations of Antiblackness, Spirituality, and the Quest for Liberation
“The main goal of this project is two-fold,” Courtney Parker West writes, describing her latest podcast project, “In light of the recent regime change and the waterfall of policy changes happening that will continue to …
Dr. Brittney Edmonds on SNL101
The interdisciplinary lab group PoSH (Philosophy, Psychology, and Pedagogy of Satire and Humor) announces a special episode of SNL101, a podcast designed for educators who use Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketches as teaching tools. Hosted …
Dr. Ethelene Whitmire published in The New York Times
“As an African American scholar who has studied the Harlem Renaissance and the experiences of Black Americans living in Denmark, a country I’ve visited 18 times, I have been retracing Larsen’s footsteps in Copenhagen for …
The Division of the Arts calls for submissions
The Bolz Center for Arts Administration and the Division of the Arts have opened an opportunity for student entrepreneurs with an interest in the arts: Proposals are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, January 17, …
Dr. Stovall wins Paul and Kate Farmer English Journal Writing Award
Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall has been awarded the Paul and Kate Farmer English Journal Writing Award for her article “Black Teachers’ Use of Liberatory Design to Promote Literacies of Healing” co-written with Lamar Timmons-Long, Thomas …
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara’s “Dark Work” exhibited at the John Brown House Museum
Professor Christy Clark-Pujara’s Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island is exhibited at the John Brown House Museum through the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, Rhode Island. The exhibit will be on …
Thank you: Fill the Hill 2024
The Department of African American Studies extends its gratitude and thanks for all who donated and participated in last week’s Fill the Hill fundraising campaign! 860 Dollars 9 Gifts If you missed the opportunity to …
Save the Date for UW’s Fill the Hill: October 24-25
Learn more about the 2024 Fill the Hill campaign here.