Upcoming Event : LGBTQIA+ Activism in Africa and the Diaspora
BU ASC Webinar | LGBTQIA+ Activism in Africa and the Diaspora: Transnational Perspectives on Community and Solidarity Join BU African Studies Center and Diversity & Inclusion for a Zoom panel discussion featuring activists and scholars involved in activism and organizing around LGBTQIA+ communities and rights across the African continent and diaspora. Panelists will discuss: What […]
Upcoming Event: “Wilderness” Live Performance by Dzidzor & More!
One of our performers at Black2BU this year, Dzidzor will be performing their upcoming EP live at “Wilderness: Live Performance by DZIDZOR.” This free performance will take place at BU’s Marsh Chapel on October 7 at 7 PM. Register on Eventbrite.
Upcoming Event: African American Art History: Present Coordinates
Symposium: African American Art History: Present Coordinates Dates: Friday, November 11th and Saturday, November 12th, 2022 Location: All programming will be in-person on the Charles River Campus, Boston University For more information visit here Boston University’s Department of the History of Art & Architecture is pleased to present African American Art History: Present Coordinates, a […]
Upcoming Event: The Filipino Subjunctive
Wednesday, September 28th | 2:30-4:00 PM The Filipino Subjunctive: History & Nation in a Provisional Mood A Talk with Dr. Adrian De Leon Location: School of Theology, Room B19, 745 Commonwealth Avenue Adrian De Leon is a historian and poet in Los Angeles, where he is an Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the […]
Upcoming Event Series: American Studies for the Future
American Studies for the Future Presented by the American & New England Studies Program Co-sponsored by BU Center for the Humanities, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Associate Dean of Faculty/Humanities, Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, African American Studies, Department of English, Department of History November 8, 2022 2:00 PM: Seminar with Andrew Robichaud (BU History) […]
Upcoming Event: Black2BU Student & Alumni Reception
Join us Friday, September 30th at 4-6 PM for the second-annual Black2BU event! Come mingle with current students & alumni and enjoy Nigerian food. We will have live performances of Caribbean music by Baba Ngida Band led by Professor Michael Birenbaum Quintero and Dzidzor. Dzidzor (Jee-Jaw) is Ga-Ewe folklore performing artist, community archivist, and curator. […]
You are Cordially Invited to our Freshmen Welcome Event
The African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program is happy to announce the Freshmen Welcome Event on September 16th 2022 from 5 PM – 7 PM at 138 Mountfort Street Brookline, MA 02446. All are welcome for this fun filled event where you can network with students and professors and enjoy West African and […]
Read Online: Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei in AFAR Magazine
Read AFAM Studies Director Louis Chude-Sokei’s article, For One Traveler, London’s Carnival Becomes an Unexpected Home, in AFAR magazine. Dr. Chude-Sokei discusses his experiences at London’s Notting Hill Carnival. “I was born in Nigeria, raised in Jamaica, and lived most of my life in America. I like to say I’m half Nigerian, half Jamaican, and […]
Save the Date | Arts & Social Justice Panel & Blackbird, Fly
Arts & Social Justice Panel Thursday, November 17, 2022, | 6:30 PM | Location TBA| (Register Here) Join Bamuthi and local activist artists Dzidzor for a conversation on arts and social justice moderated by André de Quadros. Dzidzor (Jee-Jaw) is African folklore, performing artist, author, and entrepreneur. Didzor’s style of call and response has re-imagined poetry […]
Read for Free: Dr. Margarita Simon Guillory in The Black Scholar Journal
Dr. Margarita Simon Guillory’s article, Playing on the Margins: The Emergence of Digital Black Religion, in the latest issue of The Black Scholar, Black Religions in the Digital Age, is free to read for a limited time. “This current issue enters into this conversation on religion and media, not as independent influencers, but as two […]