AFAM Studies Faculty Featured in University-Wide Conversation on Racism & Antiracism
On June 24, 2020, Boston University Diversity & Inclusion hosted a conversation on race featuring BU faculty, staff, and alumni titled A Day of Collective Engagement: Racism and Antiracism, Our Realities and Our Roles. Many of the sessions, hosted on Zoom, are now available for view on Diversity & Inclusion’s website. Below, we’ve compiled a list […]
Prof. Grundy featured in The Atlantic: “The False Promise of Anti-Racism Books”
In her newest story for The Atlantic, “The False Promise of Anti-racism Books,” Dr. Saida Grundy argues “texts that seek to raise the collective American consciousness are rendered futile without concrete systemic changes.” Read the article here.
Don’t miss “Confronting Systemic Racism: Policing, Mass Incarceration & Black Lives Matter”
Confronting Systemic Racism: Policing, Mass Incarceration, and Black Lives Matter
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Joins BU Faculty
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will join Boston University this summer as a Professor in the Department of History in the College of Arts & Sciences, following the completion of our standard professorial appointment process. Dr. Kendi will establish a new University-wide research center that will be titled the ‘BU […]
How to Grow Abolition on Your Campus – 8 Actions
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Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and the Ongoing Crises of State Violence.
Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and the Ongoing Crises of State Violence. Statement …and now we enter the time of statements and declarations, of institutions decrying racism or racial violence, pledging endless support but often just covering for themselves. After all, isn’t a statement just a public plea to be left unscathed? African […]
Congrats to the Class of 2020 Graduating AFAM Studies Minors!
To celebrate the achievements of our four graduating African American Studies minors, we hosted a virtual commencement event at 2:00pm EST on Saturday, May 16. Thanks to all for attending as it was a lovely affair! Commencement Program
COVID-19 FAQs
For full information on BU’s response to COVID-19, please see BU’s COVID-19 website. Is the African American Studies program office open? At this time, program staff are working remotely, but are available to answer questions you may have. Please contact Deirdre James, Program Administrator at dejames@bu.edu or call 617.358.1421. How will classes change? All classes will be […]
Two BU faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Brookline—BU faculty members, Linda Heywood and John Thornton have been recently elected as members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields. Affiliated with both the CAS Department of History and the African American Studies Program, they are among the newly selected 276 artists, scholars, scientists […]
AFAM Quarantine Survival Guide:
AFAM Quarantine Survival Guide: Links: Black Nurses and the 1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic Cinnamon Bread Watch Questlove’s Touching Four-Hour Bill Withers Tribute DJ Set World Health Organization: Stay physically active during self quarantine Spider the Artist by Nnedi Okorafor ‘Racialization works differently here in Puerto Rico, do not bring your U.S.-centric ideas about race […]