May 22nd, 2013
Dr. Marilyn M. Thomas Houston, Associate Professor of the African American Studies and Anthropology at the University of Florida and 1997 NYU alumna, celebrated Black History Month at the White… Read More
May 22nd, 2013
Dr. Faye Harrison was featured in Jacksonville, Florida’s Museum of Science and History’s “MOSH after Dark” lecture series on February 28, 2013. Dr. Harrison’s lecture focused on the dynamics of… Read More
May 22nd, 2013
Dr. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Senior Lecturer in African American Studies and Religion, will be featured in a documentary entitled, “Freedom Summer”, which is about the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer. The… Read More

Feb 18th, 2013
On Thursday March 21st 3:30 PM, the University of Florida Board of Trustees approved the African American Studies Program to officially allow students to MAJOR in African American Studies. Congrats… Read More