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Dr. Hanchard delivers his talk "The State's Capillaries"

Pictures from "The State's Capillaries" by Dr. Michael Hanchard

October 3, 2024

Image of Dorothy Roberts: Courtesy of MacArthur Fellows Program

PIK and Africana Studies Professor Dorothy Roberts named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow

October 1, 2024

Cover for Wale Adebanwi Omnia feature

CFAS Director Wale Adebanwi featured in Omnia

September 25, 2024

Headshot of Professor Barbara Savage flanked by her two awards.

Professor Barbara Savage Wins Two New Book Awards

September 9, 2024

The O’Jays performing in 1970. Signed to Gamble and Huff’s Philadelphia International label, the O’Jays emerged at the forefront of Philadelphia soul with “Back Stabbers” and “Love Train.” (Image: Michael Ochs Archives)

Carol Muller featured in Omnia Podcast: Deep Listening and The Sound of Philadelphia

August 20, 2024

Cover for "How to Become a Big Man in Africa: Subalternity, Elites, and Ethnic Politics in Contemporary Nigeria" by Wale Adebanwi

Prof. Wale Adebanwi Publishes New Book: "How to Become a Big Man in Africa: Subalternity, Elites, and Ethnic Politics in Contemporary Nigeria"

July 22, 2024

Headshot of Tukufu Zuberi

Africana Studies Professor, Tukufu Zuberi, among those spotlighted in PennToday’s “Four academic journeys explored”

July 19, 2024

Nelson Mandela smiling

Nelson Mandela International Day

July 18, 2024

A cartoon South African musician playing a trumpet, created by Dante Zaballa

Carol Muller Contributes to NYT Article, "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love South African Jazz"

July 11, 2024

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. (center left with arms raised) marches along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., with other civil rights protestors carrying placards, from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington. (Image: AP Photo)

The Civil Rights Act at 60

June 27, 2024

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Africana Studies
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 331A
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228

africana@sas.upenn.edu
Phone: 215.898.4965
Intramural Building Code: 6228

Tukufu Zuberi
Interim Department Chair

Keisha-Khan Perry
Graduate Chair

Marcia Chatelain
Undergraduate Chair

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