Francoise Pfaff’s “A Quest for Identity: My Lifelong Journey”
Join us in welcoming Francoise Pfaff, Professor Emerita of French and Francophone Studies at Howard University on Thursday, April 20th at 5pm in the African American Studies Program Building (138 Mountfort St. Brookline, MA), where she will present her own biographical narrative to show how, for some individuals, the process of identity formation can be a […]
Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s lecture on “Images of Africa and History of Race in America”
Don’t miss out on this fascinating opportunity to hear Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, give a lecture on “Images of Africa and the History of Race in America” on Monday, April 24th at 5:30pm in the GSU […]
AFAM Essay Contest: Submissions Due April 28th
The submission deadline for the African American Studies Program Alumni and Friends Essay Contest is Friday, April 28th at 5pm. Please submit your entries to afam@bu.edu.
Cuba in Transition from Obama to Trump: USA, Angola, Latin America, and Beyond
Join us on May 2nd at 5pm at the African American Studies Program Building for our second Roundtable Discussion on Cuba where scholars and fellows from the Greater Boston area will provide their thoughts on the future of Cuba using their own expertise, knowledge and research on the island. This is a great opportunity to […]
Professor Heywood’s book signing at the Harvard Book Store (April 17) MassHumanities Event
Professor Linda Heywood will at the Harvard Book Store on April 19. Harvard Book Store and the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research welcome Boston University’s Professor of History and African American Studies LINDA M. HEYWOOD for a discussion of her book, Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen. The event will be co-sponsored by the Hutchins Center for […]
Professor Heywood Panel Discussion/Book Signing at BU
When: Wednesday, March 15th at 5pmWhere: The Castle room, 4th Floor, BU Hillel House, 213 Bay State Road Though largely unknown in the Western world, the seventeenth- century African queen Njinga was one of the most multifaceted rulers in history, a woman who rivaled Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great in political cunning and military […]
Professor Heywoods Book Mentioned on Time.com!
Congratulations to Professor Heywood for her book being mentioned in this great piece about “6 queens you should know about for women’s history month” at Time.com! Make sure you come by on March 15th to see Professor Heywood discuss her book “Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen”. You can even get the chance to have […]
Professor Linda Heywood Book Tour
We are very happy to see Professor Heywood come back from a four day trip! Professor Heywood traveled to Jamestown, where she gave a lecture on Njinga and Women, and the Howard University Bookstore where she did a lecture and a book signing. Make sure you come by on March 15th to see Professor Heywood […]
Umoja’s First Annual Unity Week!
2017 marks Umoja’s 50th Anniversary and that is a cause for celebration! Join Umoja in celebrating their First Annual Unity Week! Umoja’s First Annual Unity Week is designed to highlight the issues facing the black community while acknowledging the intersectionality of the issues facing POC, religious groups, the LGBTQ community and more. Join Umoja […]