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August 30, 2023 – The City of High Point published the One High Point Commission on Reparations and Reconciliation report, featuring “Dusk to Dawn: Black Labor, the Law, and the Struggle for Justice in North Carolina,” authored by Dr. Omar Ali, AADS alumna Ally Beatty, and UNCG alumna Kaila Dollard. Their section of the report offers a history of African Americans in North Carolina, along with a Bibliography and Timeline of the City of High Point.

July 20, 2023 – Led by AADS faculty members – the sociologist Dr. Hewan Girma and ethnomusicologist Dr. David Aarons – a group of AADS students and recent alumni explored the rich history and cultures of Zanzibar, Tanzania, and the Swahili coast.

February 1, 2023 – Dr. Andrea Hunter and Mr. Jerry Blakemore joined Dean Omar Ali in a conversation on “Race, Culture, and the Law” as part of Black History Month events sponsored by AADS and Lloyd International Honors College.

Photos of AADS graduates with faculty, special guests, and family in attendance, held in the Weatherspoon Museum courtyard.

AADS shines a light on the African Diaspora in Latin America with CACE conference programing, classes (e.g. AADS Special Topics “Afro-Latin America”), public talks (e.g. Afro-Colombian scholar Nohora Arrieta Fernandez), publications by faculty members (e.g. ReVista article “African and Afro-Indian Rebel Leaders”), including the work of Omar Ali, Nodia Mena, Nicole … Continued

May 10, 2021 The College of Arts & Sciences announced that this year’s award goes to the African American & African Diaspora Studies Program. The African American & African Diaspora Studies Program plays a key leadership role in The College of Arts & Sciences in helping to promote diversity and … Continued

Hear messages from our faculty and see where your fellow graduates are headed to next!

Alecia Richardson is the 2021 – 2022 recipient of the AADS Whitney “Whitty” Ransome Scholarship. She is a rising senior double majoring in Political Science with a Pre-Law concentration and African American and African Diaspora Studies. She is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. She works on campus as a … Continued

Watch AADS Affiliate and former Director Dr. Glenn’s interview with WXII: Piedmont Triad professor reflects on lessons learned from National Women’s Month! Click the link below to view: https://www.wxii12.com/article/piedmont-triad-professor-reflects-on-lessons-learned-from-national-womens-month/36005755#