On October 12, 2016, poet and scholar Dr. Joshua Bennett, C’10 visited Penn for a poetry reading of his debut collection, “The Sobbing School.” The event was hosted by the Center for Africana Studies.

13 KIPP alumni were part of Penn’s commencement last month in Philadelphia. 

Although migration is a complex story, many Americans and Europeans see it in simplistic terms, according to Tukufu Zuberi, Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations and Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies: There are “natives,” who belong, and “foreigners,” who do not.

Salamishah Tillet writes on Queen Sugar and African-American TV.

Michael Hanchard comments on the importance and symbolism behind the creation of flags on NPR's Code Switch.

Herman Beavers discusses music’s influence in his life and poetry. See how music informs the structure of his new collection Obsidian Blues, how jazz and blues help him shape the poetic line, and why music is a way to access personal history.

Professor Howard Stevenson is the recipient of the GSE Excellence in Teaching Award. Stevenson is the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education and executive director of the Racial Empowerment Collaborative.

Josslyn Luckett interviews UCLA-trained filmmaker Billy Woodberry.

Click here to read the interview. 

Despite numerous studies debunking the belief that race is biologically determined, scientists continue to use race as a tool for genetic classification.

If grades are meant to convey information about academic achievement and promote student growth, we need to reevaluate our grading system.

Eleven exceptional scholars, including Heather Williams, Wendell Pritchett and Daniel Q. Gillion, make up Penn’s Presidential Term Professorships, who contribute to faculty eminence across all University disciplines.

In her new book Beyond Expectations: Second-Generation Nigerians in the United States and Britain, published in February by the University of California Press, Onoso Imoagene, an assistant professor of sociology, explores the idea of race and national identity through a study of second-generation

In honor of National Poetry Month, Omnia takes a look back at some of Penn’s most poetic alumni, including two Africana Studies affiliated alumni, Joshua Bennett and Elizabeth Alexander.

Garry Bertholf, Alden Young, Julius Fleming, Marina Bilbija, Darius Bost, Keren Weitzberg have launched a new blog called The Martyr's Shuffle.

Leading up to the NFL Draft Experience and 123rd edition of the historic Penn Relay Carnival, the world’s first and most recognized annual track meet, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Sports Business Initiative, WSBI, and Center for Africans Studies held a public conversation, Race and Sp

Barbara D. Savage of the University of Pennsylvania has been chosen as the Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History at the University of Oxford for the 2018-19 academic year. 

Moderator:

Camille Z. Charles
Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg
Professor in the Social Sciences
University of Pennsylvania

Commentators:

Regina Austin
William A. Schnader Professor of Law
Penn Law School

Rebecca Skloot’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” was a publishing and scientific sensation earlier this decade that spent 75 weeks on the New York Times paperback nonfiction best-seller list.

“If it takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to raise a healthy village? That’s the guiding theme of our work.” With that, Dr. Howard Stevenson launched the Forward Promise national program office from the stage of the National Constitution Center in March.

Come experience the beauty and hospitality of African cultures through songs, skits, dance, poems and delicious cuisine.

Herman Beavers, English and Africana Studies, wins Dean's Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research.

Marie Gottschalk, Political Science, wins Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Lorene Cary wins Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence by Non-Standing Faculty

Bridgette Brawner found that unlinking emotion and sexual decision-making can help prevent sexually transmitted diseases among black, mentally ill adolescents.

Dean Steven J. Fluharty is pleased to name Deborah Thomas the R. Jean Brownlee Term Professor in Penn Arts and Sciences.

Join the Center for Africana Studies and the Wharton Sports Business Initiative for a conversation on race, sports and activism featuring:

Preston Brown, Woodrow Wilson High School Football Coach

Tshay Williams, a senior in sociology and Africana studies, was named one of six recipients of Penn's Thouron Award.

Herman Beavers is Professor of English and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

 Ange-Marie Hancock will cover what philanthropy, social movement activists, scholar activists, allies and policy makers can do to ensure sustainable social transformation toward incorporating Black humanity into the United States.

Nelson Mandela is one of the most revered figures of our time.  A "life-loving man” by his own description, he committed himself to a compelling political struggle, faced the death penalty, and endured a prison sentence that entailed the sacrifice of a third of his lif

Madison Dawkins has devoted her undergraduate career and the years leading to it to being an advocate for underprivileged minorities.

Traditional African music and contemporary African dance, storytelling, a drumming workshop, arts, crafts, an African marketplace, games, family gallery tours, film, and more—it all comes alive at the Penn Museum’s 28th annual

Herman Beaver’s latest poetry project turns to Toni Morrison’s Beloved as a source for a cycle of poems on Sethe’s two sons, Howard and Buglar that will situate them in circumstances ranging from the Civil War and the Spanish-American War to Tammany Hall in New York City; Wilberf

Joshua Bennett, alum of the 2006 Summer Institute and a 2010 graduate in Africana Studies and English, was interviewed by Omina about his debut poetry collection, The Sobbing School.

"The 2017 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice will headline the Symposium's events.

Angela Duckworth: 'A Passion Is Developed More Than It Is Discovered'

The Marginalized Populations Project, operated out of the Department of Africana Studies, is designed to explore the dynamic interactions between national governments and populations with unequal, minimal, or non-existent state protections.

Charles Blow, Op-Ed Columnist at The New York Times, and Joy Reid, host of AM Joy on MSNBC, will be sitting down for a conversation with Dr.

Howard Stevenson of GSE has advice for K-12 educators who encounter racial and ethnic harassment. His first suggestion to teachers: Start with you. 

The Amistad Gallery at the W.E.B. Du Bois College House presents The Afro-Latinx Experience: Philadelphia Stories by Sandra Andino, Ph.D. This gallery was conceived and implemented by former Faculty Director, Professor Terry Adkins.

Regina Austin is the director of the Law School’s Program in Documentaries, in which students have the unique opportunity to put human faces on abstract legal ideas.

The Department of Africana Studies and the Center for Africana Studies present the next installment of the African Lecture Series. This event is free and open to the public. 

Lunch will be provided beginning at 11:45am. 

As a guest on WHYY Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane's episode "Oh you're just a nurse?"  Margo Brooks-Carthon contrasts the public perception and daily responsibilities of nurses. 

Set across a backdrop of refugee migration that spans Africa, America and Australia, How Fast Can You Run is the inspiring story of Michael Majok Kuch and his journey to find his mother.

Drawing analyses of global health together with scholarship on life in African cities, this talk focuses on the gendered urban and transnational circuits through which young urban residents seek and claim medical care in a context where humanitarian organizations and global heal

In a must-see MAKERS series, Dr. Salamishah Tillet talks about everything from personal stories of addressing sexual assault to Nina Simone's legacy and Beyonce's album Lemonade. 

Africa faces tremendous growth in its population, as it is expected to go from 400 million in 2010 to 1.26 billion in 2050.

The Africana Media Project is a digital archive of still images and video related to the global black experience.

Directed by Professor Michael Hanchard, the Marginalized Populations project is a collaborative research initiative designed to explore political dynamics between populations with unequal, minimal or non-existent state protections and national governments.

The Center for Africana Studies Summer Institute for Pre-Freshmen is one of Penn’s premier pre-freshmen programs. This intensive one-week course of study is taught by standing Penn faculty and exposes students to major intellectual and cultural themes and currents in 19th, 20th, and 21st century African and African Diaspora studies.