Thulani Davis’ The Emancipation Circuit: Black Activism Forging a Culture of Freedom is the winner of the $50,000 MAAH Stone Book Award! The MAAH Stone Book Award (MAAH-SBA) recognizes the most exemplary contemporary scholarship and …
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Professor Christina Greene Winner of the 2023 Julia Cherry Spruill Prize
Congratulations Professor Christina Greene! She is was awarded the 2023 Julia Cherry Spruill Prize for Best Book on Southern Women’s History, (Southern Association of Women Historians) for her book Free Joan Little: The Politics of …
“We will not be afraid to share who we are”; Black Teachers’ Experiences with Antiblackness during a Global Pandemic by Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall
One of our new Assistant Professors Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall has a new article published in the Journal of Negro Education. Congratulations Dr. Jessica Lee Stovall! Please see below for an excerpt from her article.
Assistant Professor Brittney Edmonds Attends Wisconsin Idea Seminar
Assistant Professor Brittney Edmonds participated in the Wisconsin Idea seminar in May where new faculty and staff go on a five-day trip around Wisconsin.
Professor Brenda Gayle Plummer Receives the Evjue-Bascom Professorship
Congratulations Professor Brenda Gayle Plummer! She received the Evjue-Bascom Professorship. Evjue-Bascom Professorships recognize outstanding teaching in the name of John Bascom, the university’s fifth president and in honor of the late William T. Evjue, founder, …
Christy Clark-Pujara Receives The Romnes Fellowship
Congratulations! Professor Christy Clark-Pujara received the prestigious Romnes Fellowship. This program, funded by WARF in recognition of the leadership of the late WARF Trustee President H. I. Romnes, is designed to bridge the gap between …
Brittney Edmonds Receives Fellowship From the Institute for Citizens and Scholars
Congratulations Assistant Professor Brittney Edmonds! She received the Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. The Career Enhancement Fellows are exceptional scholars whose work broadens the range of perspectives and understandings offered …
Department of African American Studies Statement
The Department of African American Studies fully supports the Blk Pwr Coalition and the students who have spoken out against the vile, racist video from a UW student that surfaced recently on social media. We see …
TA In African American Studies Needed For Fall 2023
TA in African American Studies needed for Fall 2023! Teaching Assistant for AAS 156: Black Music and American Cultural Studies. TA appointment is for the Fall 2023 semester only. Position includes salary, tuition remission, and …
Welcome 2 Houston Hip Hop Heritage in Hustle Town by Langston Collin Wilkins
Langston Collin Wilkins returns to the city where he grew up to illuminate the complex relationship between place, identity, and music in Houston’s hip hop culture. Interviews with local rap artists, producers, and managers inform …