Welcome to our New Director
Please join us in warmly welcoming Dr. Margarita Simon Guillory as the new Director of the African American and Black Diaspora Studies (AABDS) Program. Dr. Guillory also joins us as an Associate Professor of Religion and African American & Black Diaspora Studies. A distinguished scholar and educator, she brings a dynamic and interdisciplinary approach to […]
Black2BU ’25
Please join BU’s Black community as we celebrate Alumni Weekend with our annual party on September 26th from 5-8! Enjoy delicious food from Blue Mountain Jamaican Restaurant and tunes by DJ N.Y.A.F. Registration is free, please RSVP using this link.
Article by Professor Saida Grundy Published in ‘The Guardian’
“A look back at 1960s Black arts movement explains why Trump is obsessed with eliminating Black artistry and the museums and institutions that support it.” Click Here to read more.
Professor Paula Austin receives IDEAL Award
The African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program is proud to announce that our very own Associate Director and Professor of History, Paula Austin, is a recipient of this year’s CAS IDEAL award. The CAS IDEAL is awarded annually to three CAS community members whose leadership advances the College’s strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion priorities […]
Professor Chude-Sokei Honored as 2025 Guggenheim Fellow!
Our very own Director of AABDS and professor of English, Louis Chude-Sokei, has been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for 2025! Professor Chude-Sokei joins the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows alongside 198 Trailblazing Artists and scholars across 53 fields.
Faculty Spotlight Interview: Chad Williams
Tomorrow Foundation Professor of History and African American Studies and Black Diaspora Studies Chad Williams is an expert on W. E. B. Du Bois, African American history, and World War I. He is currently working on two book projects, an exploration of the meaning and significance of Black Studies, and a history of the intellectual […]
Ron Richardson Book Launch
This Thursday, October 3rd, the History Department and the African American and Black Diaspora Studies program are co-sponsoring a book launch forum for Professor Ron Richardson. This will be a conversation between Professor Richardson and Yuichiro Onishi from the University of Minnesota as they explore the Afro-Asian struggles against global white supremacy from the 19th century […]
Upcoming Afro-Cuban Music Workshop led by Sandy Pérez
The Saturday Afro-Cuban music workshops with Maestro Sandy Pérez will be continuing in the fall. He will hold intermediate and beginner workshops on September 7th and October 19th, at our usual location in Lynn. (Click the links to register). The workshops provide an opportunity to learn with one of the most knowledgeable Cuban musicians of his generation for a […]
Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei has been invited to participate in the 15th Annual Gwangju Biennale in South Korea
Our very own Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei has been invited to participate in the 15th Annual Gwangju Biennale, the largest art event in Asia. This year’s event is entitled Pansori: A Soundscape of the 21st Century, after a Korean genre here used to explore globalization, technology, and climate change by way of our relationships between sound and […]
Dr. Koritha Mitchell featured in Time Magazine
Koritha Mitchell, Professor of English and African American Literature recently published an article in TIME. “I’ve been encouraged to see affinity groups organize in support of the Harris campaign, but I know how easily Americans can turn that into something ugly. I therefore wrote this piece for TIME that I hope you’ll find useful and worth […]