Past Events




"Abolition Constitutionalism"

Dorothy Roberts
Mar 3, 2020 at



Africa Scholar for a Day:

Amal Hassan Fadlalla
Feb 28, 2020 at

Professor Fadlalla's Biography: 

Amal Hassan Fadlalla is Associate Professor of Anthropology, Women’s Studies, and Afroamerican and African studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research…



A Reading by Major Jackson

Feb 27, 2020 at

Major Jackson is the author of five books of poetry, most recently The Absurd Man (2020). His edited volumes include: Best American Poetry 2019, Renga for Obama, and Library of…



Black Women Writing Across Genres in the Late 20th Century

Feb 20, 2020 at

The 2020 Kislak Symposium looks at the flourishing of Black women writers as a cultural force in late twentieth century America. Combining panels, roundtables, talks, and readings,…



PRSS Lecture

Terence Keel (UCLA)
Feb 19, 2020 at



New Directions in Afro-Latinx Studies Series

Odette Casamayor-Cisneros
Feb 13, 2020 at

The Power of the Unsaid: Counter-Hegemonic Knowledge in Contemporary Afro-Cuban Arts

Co-sponsored by Latin American and Latino Studies.

Refreshments will be served.



Film Screening: Decolonizing the Narrative

Jan 30, 2020 at

Decolonizing the Narrative is a documentary reflection on African artistry and design, and the impact of the colonial narrative on exhibiting material culture in Western museums.



Faculty Colloquium: Danielle Clealand

Jan 29, 2020 at

Dr. Clealand is an associate professor of Political Science at Florida International University.   Her research examines comparative racial politics, group consciousness, black public opinion and racial inequality…



PRSS Lecture

Natalie Shibley
Jan 28, 2020 at



2020 MLK Lecture: Angela Davis & Gina Dent

Jan 15, 2020 at

Our 2020 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice will feature Angela Davis and Gina Dent in conversation with Margo Natalie Crawford.