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Congratulations to Dr. Alyssa P. Cole: Recipient of the 2026 Humanities Scholarship Enhancement Fund

Sunday December 14, 2025

AFAM proudly celebrates Dr. Cole, recipient of the CLAS 2026 Humanities Scholarship Enhancement Fund. This award supports Dr. Cole’s groundbreaking research in Black women’s health practices advancing critical conversations on race, medicine, and innovation. Her achievement reflects the AFAM’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the humanities.

AFAM has strong presence at ASALH 2025

Saturday October 4, 2025

The African American Studies Program was well represented at the 2025 Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) conference.

DMC Writing Retreat

Sunday September 14, 2025

The Digital Media and Community Initiative welcomed scholars from the DISCO Network and across UF for a week-long writing retreat focused on Black digital studies, abolitionist media, and community-centered scholarship. Held July 26–August 3, the retreat featured interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty from Colgate, Maryland, Georgia Tech, and UF’s African American Studies, Journalism, and Computer Science departments.

Leadership Rooted in Scholarship, Vision, and Community

Thursday August 28, 2025

We are proud to welcome Dr. Riché J. Daniel Barnes as the new Director of AFAM at the University of Florida!

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Courtney Moore Taylor Publishes Groundbreaking Research in Journal of Southern History

Monday August 25, 2025

AFAM celebrates Dr. Courtney Moore Taylor’s latest article, “A Badge of Slavery: Clothing and Enslaved Teenage Girls’ Identity Formation.”

Dr. Winstead joins the Black Boys and Technology Initiative

Friday August 1, 2025

Dr. Winstead joins the Black Boys & Tech Initiative in Chicago, Illinois, to discuss Black boys in higher education and the technology field.

Dr. Alyssa P. Cole and Dr. Winstead win honorable mention at American Studies 2024 Conference

Tuesday January 14, 2025

Drs. Cole and Winstead awarded 2024 honorable mention in the Critical Ethnic Studies paper award from the American Studies Association.

“The Other Book” series to explore Black history in Alachua County

Thursday January 9, 2025

On January 11, this lecture series kicks off with its first of four lectures focusing on the transatlantic passage enslaved Africans experienced on their way to America. The series is named for the “other” book that Black teachers used before schools were integrated.

Kappa Alpha Psi donate $50,000 to AFAM

Tuesday September 17, 2024

The African American Studies program would like to thank the Zeta Phi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. who donated $50,000 to the African American Studies Program endowment during the African American Studies 2024 Convocation. Convocation is annual open house event hosted by African American Studies aimed at exposing the UF community, Gainesville, and […]

Dr. Alyssa P. Cole gives the 2024 Alyce Hunley Whayne lecture

Tuesday July 16, 2024

Dr. Alyssa Cole recently gave the 2024 Alyce Hunley Whayne lecture entitled “Movement Before the Movement: Black Women’s Health Activism in Kansas City” at Kansas University as part of the Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers fellowship. The Whayne Scholars Program supports visiting scholars and researchers from across the country requiring the use of Spencer Research […]

Dr. Kevin Winstead named 2024-2025 Center for Black, Brown, and Queer Studies Fellow

Wednesday July 3, 2024

Dr. Kevin Winstead has been named a Center for Black, Brown, and Queer (BBQ+) Studies 2023-2024 Fellow. BBQ+ activates, connects, and mobilizes educators, researchers, and activists from marginalized communities. The BBQ+ Academic Fellowship Program provides mentorship, career development advice, and writing support to underrepresented scholars (broadly and intersectionally defined) as they establish themselves within academic institutions […]

Dr. Barnes awarded the 2024-2025 CES Grant

Monday July 1, 2024

Congratulations to Dr. Riche’ Barnes, who has been awarded a Center for European Studies course enhancement grant for 2024-2025. The CES grant is to develop African American Studies’ African Diaspora course. The course considers the history, culture, and politics of Africans on the continent and African-descended peoples across the world including in the U.S., the […]

Congratulations to Dr. Drew Brown

Monday July 1, 2024

The African American Studies program would like to congratulate Dr. Drew Brown, recipient of the University of Florida’s Humanities Scholarship Enrichment Fund (HSEF). The HSEF awards support new research activity that is competitive for National Endowment for the Humanities funding.

Dr. Kevin Winstead receives funding for Run:DM.C initiative

Friday April 12, 2024

The Digital Inquiry Speculation Collaboration Optimism (DISCO) Network awards African American Studies and Sociology Assistant Professor of Critical Media and AI Studies professor Dr. Kevin C. Winstead $20,000 to fund the Run:/DM.C initiative. The Run:/Digital Media and Community (Run:/DM.C) initiative at the University of Florida is being constituted with a mission of fostering a community […]

2024 Student Award Celebration!

Tuesday April 9, 2024

Each April, the African American Studies Program hosts its annual end-of-year student award event. This event recognizes graduating seniors and students who have been active in the Sankofa African American Studies Student organization. This year, we presented our Mellon Scholars with awards recognizing their achievements in the program.