Fri., Sep. 9, 4-6pm
African American Studies Opening Reception
Sat., Sep. 10, Noon-4pm
11th Annual Umoja Back to School Cultural Barbeque
Tue., Sep. 13, 5pm
Alain Locke, Negro Art: Past and Present, and the Knowledge Revolution of 1968 A Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey C. Stewart, Professor, Dept. of Black Studies, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
Thu., Sep. 15, 7-9pm
Black Male Students & The Boston Public School System: A Panel Discussion Co-sponsored by the Iota Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority & Umoja Brothers United
Tue., Sep. 20, 5pm
A Man of His times: Bill Russell and the 1960s Dr. Thomas Whalen, Associate Professor of Social Science, Boston University
Tue., Oct. 4, 5pm
Freckles Think Peace Pieces: Police Community Relations—A Search for Common Ground Mr. Edward D. McClure, U.S. Dept. of Justice Community Relations Service—Retired
Tue., Oct. 18, 5pm
Summer in Angola: A Slideshow Dr. Linda Heywood, Director of the African American Studies Program, Boston University & Dr. John Thornton, Professor of History & African American Studies, Boston University
Sat., Oct. 29, 1-3pm
African American Studies Program Alumni Reception –Welcome Back
Thu., Nov. 10, 5pm
The Accidental Slaveowner: Revisiting a Myth of Race and Finding an American Family Co-sponsored by the Anthropology Department and the African Studies CenterDr. Mark Auslander, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies &Director of the Museum of Culture and Environment, Central Washington University
Tue., Nov. 15, 4pm
Perceiving the President: Exploring Socio Demographic and attitudinal correlates of 4 pm public beliefs about Barak Obama’s Race Dr. Matthew O. Hunt, Associate Professor of Sociology, Northeastern University
Wed., Nov. 30, 6-8pm
Mass Incarceration: Blacks and Africans in the US Criminal Justice System Co-sponsored by the West African Research AssociationGeorge Walters-Sleyon, Director, The Center For Church and Prison
Thu., Dec. 1, 5:30-7pm
Women and Comedy: Comedienne Erin Judge Co-sponsored by the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and African American Studies Program
Tue., Dec. 6, 5pm
Black Stories/White Series: Finding the African-American Narrative in Mad Men Dr. Deborah L. Jaramillo, Assistant Professor of Film & Television, Boston University
For more information on the African American Studies Program, please contact Deirdre James, Program Administrator at dejames@bu.edu or 617-358-1421.