Africana Studies and the Black German Heritage and Research Association (BGHRA) will present “Blackness in Germany and the AfroEuropean Disapora” on Thursday, February 18, at 12:45 p.m. via Zoom. Black German Studies pioneer Dr. Tiffany N. Florvil, author of Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement, will give the lecture. Dr. … Continue reading Join us Feb. 18 for the “Blackness in Germany and the AfroEuropean Diaspora” Lecture…
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Registration Open for “From Chaos to Community: A Conversation with Eddie S. Glaude Jr.”
Register here for From Chaos to Community: A Conversation with Eddie S. Glaude Jr. on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy, Our Racial Reckoning, and the Path Forward Nationally respected scholar, commentator, and author Dr. Eddie Glaude will lead a discussion guided by his book, Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, which explores the foundational … Continue reading Registration Open for “From Chaos to Community: A Conversation with Eddie S. Glaude Jr.”…
Join us Feb. 2 for the Kickoff of Black History Month!
All are welcome to join the kickoff of Black History Month on Tuesday, February 2, with “Singing the Nation into Being: The Many Lives of ‘Lift Every Voice and Spring.’” Dr. Sonya Donaldson, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center, as well as Coordinator of the African and African … Continue reading Join us Feb. 2 for the Kickoff of Black History Month!…
Join us Sept. 14 for “The Fifth Little Girl”
The FASC-Office of the Dean and the Africana Studies Program will present the virtual lecture, “The Fifth Little Girl: A Conversation with Mrs. Sarah Collins Rudolph,” on Monday, Sept. 14, from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Sarah Collins Rudolph is the survivor of the 1963 Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Four little girls, … Continue reading Join us Sept. 14 for “The Fifth Little Girl”…
Black History Month Continues Feb. 22 with Black American Music (BAM) Concert
Black History Month, which this year follows the theme, “Reflecting on Black Femininity: The Year of the Woman,” continues on Saturday, February 22, with a celebration of the music that defines the beauty, struggle, and triumph of Black people in the Americas. Admission is free. The event begins at 7:30 .m. in the Gordon Theater. … Continue reading Black History Month Continues Feb. 22 with Black American Music (BAM) Concert…
Register Now for the Marathon Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on Jan. 20
The Office of Civic Engagement and the Africana Studies Program invite you to participate in a Marathon Reading of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” After King was arrested on April 12, 1963, for breaking Alabama’s mass demonstrations laws, he wrote this letter in response to several white clergymen who urged him to cease his protest … Continue reading Register Now for the Marathon Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on Jan. 20…
Join us on Feb. 4 for the Annual Ida B. Wells-Barnett Lecture, Featuring Alumnus Dr. Prentiss Dantzler
The annual Ida B. Wells-Barnett Lecture will take place on Monday, February 4, with guest speaker Dr. Prentiss Dantzler II. Dr. Dantzler, who received his doctorate in public affairs from Rutgers–Camden in 2016, is an assistant professor of sociology at Colorado College. He will deliver the talk, “Reflections on 400 Years of African-Descended People in … Continue reading Join us on Feb. 4 for the Annual Ida B. Wells-Barnett Lecture, Featuring Alumnus Dr. Prentiss Dantzler…
Register Now for the Marathon Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on Jan. 21
The Office of Civic Engagement and the Africana Studies Program invite you to participate in a Marathon Reading of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” After King was arrested on April 12, 1963, for breaking Alabama’s mass demonstrations laws, he wrote this letter in response to several white clergymen who urged him … Continue reading Register Now for the Marathon Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on Jan. 21…
National Book Award Winner Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti to Speak on Campus on Oct. 4
Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti, an acclaimed poet, essayist, educator, and publisher, as well as a National Book Award recipient and founder of the Third World Press and the Institute for Positive Education, will be at Rutgers–Camden on Thursday, Oct. 4, for a public conservation with Ms. Sandra Turner Barnes, a South Jersey historian, author, and … Continue reading National Book Award Winner Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti to Speak on Campus on Oct. 4…
History Graduate Student Sharece Blakney Finds Her Passion through Research
Sharece Blakney is a first-generation college student, and grew up expecting to simply enter the workforce upon completing high school. Yet, she took to the academic life instantly. She is on her way to completing her third degree, with plans for a fourth. College first began to factor in her thoughts when her third-grade teacher, … Continue reading History Graduate Student Sharece Blakney Finds Her Passion through Research…