Heywood panelist at African Diaspora Symposium
Professor Linda Heywood attended a symposium entitled “The African Diaspora: Integrating Culture, Genomics and History ” where she participated in a panel discussion entitled “Setting the Stage for Understanding Ancestry of African Americans” with fellow scholars, geneticist Sarah Tishkoff and historical biologist, Michael Blakey . The panel was moderated by award-winning journalist, Cori Dade. The […]
Alumnus Richard Bailey translates MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech in ASL for Boston Landmark Orchestra
RICHARD BAILEY, AFAM alum (GRS ’13) and Whitney Young Fellow, has provided the official ASL translation of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” Speech for the Boston Landmark Orchestra! The video of Bailey’s ASL translation of the speech will be digitally archived at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change, in Atlanta, and […]
Talk on Protest Politics 1960-1965
Student Activism & Civil Rights in Mississippi: Protest Politics and the Struggle for Racial Justice, 1960-1965 Talk by James P. Marshall Followed by a book signing and refreshments Tuesday, April 9 at 5:00 pm at the African American Studies Program Building 138 Mountfort Street, Brookline, MA 02446 Drawing on unmatched access both to participants and primary documents about […]
Talk postponed to March 26th
Tue., March 26, 5 pm New date-Talk postponed due to snow! “French Caribbeans in Africa: Diasporic Connections and Colonial Administration, 1880-1939″ Veronique Hélénon, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at UMass Boston Helenon Lecture Location: African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort Street, Brookline
Ta-Nehisi Coates comments on “A Flawed America”
Mr. Ta-Nehisi Coates posted an article “A Flawed America” on his Atlantic monthly blog, which was prompted by his visit to African American Studies and conversations with his former teachers, BU Professors Linda Heywood and Allison Blakely.
Ta-Nehisi Coates gives talk at AFAM
Ta-Nehisi Coates, senior editor of The Atlantic and author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle, visited the African American Studies Program to lecture on “The 150 Year War: Race and Emancipation in the Age of Obama.”
Dr. Mary Anne Boelcskevy gives talk at 2013 NAAAS conference
Dr. Mary Anne Boelcskevy, Senior Lecturer in African American Studies, presented a paper, “The Neo-Slave Narrative in Outer Space: Octavia Butler’s Dawn” on February 14th at the 2013 NAAAS & Affiliates Joint National Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Neo-Slave Narrative in Outer Space: Octavia Butler’s Dawn Slave narratives not only made the case for abolition but […]
Announcing the AFAM Alumni Student Essay Contest
The African American Studies Program announces an Essay Competition for BU Students on any subject related to African American Studies. The competition is open to all current Boston University students in any school or department. Essays should be submitted by April 26, 2013 via email to afam@bu.edu. Undergraduate essays should be 10 to 12 pages in […]
“WINNIE: The Epic Untold Love Story” event was a success!
The WINNIE: The Epic Untold Love Story event was well-received and well-attended by friends and members of the Boston University community. To start off, guests were greeted with an African cuisine feast (from Ariya Catering) sponsored by the Boston University African Students Organization(ASO). Then, the event began officially with Professor Linda Heywood, Professor of History and African-American Studies, and Portia Amofa, the events […]
50th Anniversary Celebration of Independence of Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago and Film Screening of Akwantu: The Journey
The 50th Anniversary Celebration of Independence of Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago was well-received and well-attended by members of Boston University, surrounding colleges, as well as representatives from the local Caribbean community. The event included the national anthems of the United States, Trinidad & Tobago, and Jamaica. Professors Allison Blakely and Linda Heywood welcomed the […]