Center for Africana Studies programs reflect our commitment to meaningful scholarship for the academy and the public—scholarship that has an impact on national, cultural, policy, and scholarly discourses.
Brave Testimony: A Celebration of Poetry of the African Diaspora
A Reading By Tyehimba Jess
Tyehimba Jess is the author of two books of poetry, Leadbelly and Olio. Olio won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, the Anisfield-…
Young, Gifted, and Diverse: Origins of the New Black Elite
A Book Talk with Professor Camille Z. Charles
Be sure to join us and our own Camille Z. Charles for a very special Book Talk!
Camille Z. Charles is Walter H. and…
Africa Lecture Series
Defetishizing Material Culture in Museums: Public Education with Vanicléia Silva-Santos
Public educational institutions like museums must correct mistaken views about Africa and Africans. This lecture addresses the history of removing material culture from Africa and the process of naming objects…
African Languages & Culture Day
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Come and experience the beauty and hospitality of African cultures through songs, skits, dance, poems and delicious cuisine!
No registration needed.