African American Studies’ Dr. Alyssa P. Cole and Dr. Kevin C. Winstead were awarded honorable mention in the Critical Ethnic Studies paper award from the American Studies Association during their 2024 Annual Conference for their paper “The Unveiling Shadows: Afroskepticism & the Unpacking of War in the Black Paranoid Tradition.” Their abstract is below. During […]
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.
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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 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
The African American Studies program would like to congratulate Dr. Drew Brown, recipient of the the University of Florida’s Humanities Scholarship Enrichment Fund (HSEF). The HSEF awards supports new research activity that is competitive for National Endowment for the Humanities funding.
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 […]
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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.
The African American Studies Program congratulates Samuel Horton, who was named the 2024-2025 University Scholars Program Scholar. Sam is an African American studies major and is on the executive board of the Sankofa Society. The University Scholars Program presents undergraduate students with an opportunity to work one-on-one with UF faculty to pursue fundamental research and […]
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The African American Studies program would like to congratulate Dr. Alyssa P. Cole, winner of the 2024 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researcher Award. The award facilitates research and use of the University of Kansas Library collections. Dr. Cole will use the award this summer to research Black hospitals in Kansas City during the early 20th […]
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The African American Studies program would like to congratulate African American Studies major, Chalisa Budhai. Selected as a 2024-2025 CLAS Scholars Fellow. The CLAS Scholars Program (CSP) gives undergraduate students an opportunity to work one- on-one with a CLAS faculty member on a research project. Chalisa will be mentored by our own Dr. Kevin Winstead.
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UF History and African American Studies and 2016 alumnus Allison Mashell Mitchell was hired as an Assistant Professor of Civil Rights Studies in Africana and American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Allison is a doctoral candidate in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia and will defend her dissertation in […]
Join us at 3 p.m. on April 4! This talk examines how artificial intelligence (AI) could empower or imperil democracy across Africa. It is the second event in the 2023-24 AI in Africa Speaker Series.
The Rutgers University Blackademics Faculty Group and Gender Studies present UF African American Studies’ Dr. Riché Barnes.
Read more "Black Strategic Mothering and the School “Choice” Marketplace"
Join us for the African American Studies Mellon Foundation Speaker Series featuring Dr. Tanisha C. Ford, professor of history at The Graduate Center, City University of New York on the history of Black Women’s philanthropy and organizing.
Dr. Rick Stevenson, a university professor from Florida, discusses the Nubian experience and offers an Afrocentric perspective on Scripture.
Read more "Dr. Rik Stevenson speaks at Sharon Baptist Church"
The Brown Center for Leadership & Service, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, and Beyond120 are partnering to host our Spring walking tour of UF historical sites centered around the April 1971 events of Black Thursday, the power of storytelling, and collective student organizing.
Read more "Spring Walking Tour: Black Thursday & Beyond at UF, on Feb. 29"
On March 6, join us as the author and podcaster Sesali Bowen dives deeper into her career, including the themes of her acclaimed memoir and navigating the media industry.
Please join us in Ustler Hall at 4:30pm on March 21. This talk is part of the Philosophy, Race, and Justice Speaker Series.
Read more "Dr. Vanessa Wills: “Claudia Jones, Black Woman Workers, and the Cause(s) of Oppression”"
The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere (CHPS) is pleased to announce a new funded undergraduate program for students of all majors who may wish to pursue a project in areas such as The Humanities, Public Engagement, Local Research, or Working with the UF Libraries, the Harn Museum of Art, or the Matheson Museum! Applications close February 29!
Dr. Ronald Foreman Lecture Series presents Dr. Dána-Ain Davis, Professor of Urban Studies at Queens College. Graduate faculty in Anthropology and Psychology at the City University of New York {CUNY}, and the Director of the Center for the Study of Women and Society.
Read more "Traumatic Repercussions: Black Women Birthing and Obstetric Racism"
Join us on February 23 for a discussion of Green’s book. The book follows Hurston’s little-known anthropological expedition to excavate Mayan ruins in Honduras in the 1940s. Green will be joined by two discussants: Dr. Riché J. Daniel Barnes, Associate Professor of Anthropology, and History PhD Candidate Joe Angelillo.
Read more "Sharony Andrews Green, The Chase And Ruins: Zora Neale Hurston In Honduras"
Dr. Sharon Austin, Professor of Political Science, will hold a virtual information session about her African Americans in Paris class.
Join us for a Black Horror Halloween Affair!
Read more "Film Screening and Discussion: Tim Story’s the Blackening"
The University of Florida African American Studies Mellon Scholars Program will provide 12 African American Studies major students with a high-quality experiential learning program that will help elevate their humanities knowledge, while also developing their skills in research and professional development.
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On September 29 at 4:00 pm in Ustler Hall, Dr. Naomi Zack will argue for the importance of higher education for minorities as an egalitarian opportunity to pursue and develop leisure.
Read more "“Affirmative Action is Dead; Long Live Affirmative Action”"
The Florida DOE rejected the AP African American Studies curriculum because it did not present “opposing views on slavery” and in its current state violates Florida Law. In July, the DOE’s new standards state African Americans had “benefited from slavery.”
University of Florida Professor David Canton joins MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart to discuss AP African American Studies.
The University of Florida’s Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (SPOHP), in partnership with the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center and co-sponsored by African American Studies Program and UF Black Student Union, invites the public to a panel discussion.
Read more "Welcoming Black Faculty to Higher Education: A Racial Justice Town Hall"
Dr. Alyssa P. Cole 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 […]
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“The Life of Oscar Mack” aims to reveal the truth and bring closure to everyone affected by this story of bravery and resilience. Descendants of Oscar Mack will be in attendance and will discuss his legacy and the importance of the film.
The African American Studies Program is proud to introduce five of our majors who presented their research at the 47th Annual National Council for Black Studies Conference (NCBS) held on March 22-25, 2023. Presenters range from a first year student to a recent graduate.
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In October 2022, members of the African American Studies Program faculty shared a few words about their research, the program and the discipline with students.
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This lecture by Randall Maurice Jelks argues that It has always been Black citizens throughout U.S. history who have been the some of the country’s staunchest stewards of democracy in resisting oligarchical conceits.
In the United States of America, a child’s address, more than any other factor, often determines what kind of public education he or she will receive.
Read more "Coming Spring 2023: Race, Inequality, and Urban Education and Housing Policy"
This event will feature a film screening of Nope(2022), directed, written and co-produced by Jordan Peele. Discussion of the film’s themes and its relevance to the Black experience and Black history to follow. Food will be served.
For the inaugural Black Table Talk, Dr. Riché J. Daniel Barnes will discuss her current conceptual book project.
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Join the African American Studies program faculty as they share a few words about their research, the program and the discipline.
Read more "“7 First Words of the Semester”: African American Studies Program Fall Convocation"
March 22-25, 2023
Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
Gainesville, FL
Conference Theme:
“Reparations, Resilience, and Restorative Justice:
Commemorating the Centennial of the Rosewood Massacre of 1923”
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A sculpture dedicated to a Gainesville activist and African American studies professor will replace a confederate soldier statue that used to sit downtown. George Gadson will build a Sankofa statue to commemorate Patricia Hilliard-Nunn.
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A roundtable with four historians from the University of Florida, including Bill Link, David Canton, Lillian Guerra and James Gerien-Chen.
Read more "Historical Writing (& Practice) Since Black Lives Matter"
In fall 2020, the City of Wyoming enlisted Dr. Rik Stevenson to engage city staff, including police and fire departments, in cultural competency training. A lecturer in African American Studies at the University of Florida, Stevenson also has Grand Rapids roots.
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Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, will discuss the conditions that led some black abolitionists to believe slavery might only be abolished by violent force. Her research is the first to explore black abolitionists’ tactical use of violence.
Read more "Forcing Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence"
Term & Hours: Spring 2022. 15–20 hours per week. $15 per hour. Deadline for Internship Applications: November 23 As the scholarly publishing arm of the State University System of Florida (SUS), the University Press of Florida (UPF) is a nonprofit publisher of scholarly and general-interest books and journals, and one of the largest university presses […]
October 19 6 – 7:30 p.m. This event discusses the history and controversies associated with the teaching of critical race theory in Florida schools. Professor Mike Foley will moderate a discussion of the arguments for and against this instruction with Professors Richard Conley and Michelle Jacobs.
