Events

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.



Strong Island

Dec 13, 2018 at

Directed by Yance Ford, the Oscar-nominated documentary Strong Island (2018) examines the 1992 murder of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free. This special screening will…



Hopscotch Translation Series: Zahra Patterson's CHRONOLOGY

Zahra Patterson & Steve Vásquez Dolph
Dec 6, 2018 at

Taking as its starting point an ultimately failed attempt to translate a Sesotho short story into English, Chronology explores the spaces language occupies in relationships, colonial history, and the postcolonial…



A TREASURY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHRISTMAS STORIES

Bettye Collier-Thomas
Nov 26, 2018 at

Back in print after more than a decade, A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories is a collection of little-known short stories and narrative poems written by black-writers, journalists, and political…



History Teaches Us to Resist

Dr. Mary Frances Berry
Nov 13, 2018 at

Join us for a book talk with Dr. Mary Frances Berry about her book, "History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times."

Light refreshments will be provided.