Dearest Reader: This is my favorite time of year as Director and Professor! The week of graduation reminds me of all the work we have done to help our fabulous students meet their educational goals and of the illuminating conversations we have had with them along the way. Our graduates… Continue reading…
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The newest recipient of the Whitney “Whitty” Ransome Scholarship is Kiana Daniel, a Rising Senior majoring in African American & African Diaspora Studies and minoring in Media Studies. She is an honors student in the Lloyd International Honors College of UNCG, who recently completed a semester abroad in the United… Continue reading…
On April 22, African American & African Diaspora Studies hosted an event titled “Black Lives Matter” in the School of Education Building’s auditorium. The event was well-attended, with 150-200 audience members. The evening featured two panels, the first titled “Race & Millennials” focusing on the ways millennials define race and… Continue reading…
Three AADS Majors, Dominick Hand, Latiqua Hardy, and Tiera Moore have been inducted into UNCG’s Golden Chain Honor Society. This means that our majors made up 15% of all inductees who received this university-wide recognition. This is a huge honor. We couldn’t be prouder of these students and their accomplishments. For… Continue reading…
Register for CACE 2015 here. CACE 2015 will take place February 10th & 11th, 2015 in the Elliot University Center on UNCG’s campus. This year, the conference will be student-focused, featuring the research and analysis of undergraduate and graduate students from UNCG and colleges and universities around the country. The… Continue reading…
This fall, Dr. Green was chosen from more than 60 applicants to join the first group of community members who were chosen to participate on the editorial board of the Greensboro News and Record. The selection was made based on her writing sample and her diverse background. Read her introductory… Continue reading…
This semester, Dr. Sarah Jane Cervenak Published her first book, “Wandering: Philosophical Performances of Racial & Sexual Freedom.“ “Combining black feminist theory, philosophy, and performance studies, Sarah Jane Cervenak ruminates on the significance of physical and mental roaming for black freedom. She is particularly interested in the power of wandering… Continue reading…
Dr. Omar Ali’s piece, “Afro-Peru: A Legacy of Black Labor and Culture” was published in ReVista: Havard Review of Latin America. Afro-Peru A Legacy of Black Labor and Culture By Omar H. Ali For over three centuries, streams of people, the smoke of incense, and the sounds of horns, bells… Continue reading…
I was in about the seventh grade when I learned about Maya Angelou. An English teacher, Mrs. Huntley, in my predominantly white Catholic school in the suburbs of New Orleans, decided that she would diversify our curriculum by introducing us to Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” I… Continue reading…
