Africana Studies

47th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture with Dr. Ousseina Alidou Monday, November 10, 2025 6:00 PM  This event is free and open to the public. AFRICANA STUDIES

Students, Faculty, and Staff are welcome!

 AFST majors and minors who meet the requirements are encouraged to apply!

Sign Up Today! Invitation to join the UMBC Model African Union

Please join us for the 46th Annual W.E.B DuBois Lecture on November 11, 2024 in the UC Ballroom at 6:00 pm!

Please join us for the AFST Fall Reception on September 4, 2024 in the Fine Arts Building, Room 559 at 12 noon - 1 pm.  Come learn more about the department and its students, staff, and faculty....

Dear Africana Studies Community, It is with immense sorrow, outrage and frustration that we write to you to condemn the senseless murder of George Floyd while he was in the custody of...

Following guidance from the University System of Maryland in the rapidly developing public health response to COVID-19, UMBC is canceling classes this Thursday and Friday (March 12 – 13, 2020) to...

Congratulations to the Award-Winning 2020 UMBC Model African Union!  MAU Delegates Olouwakemi Biaou, Assefa Akinwole, Lois Akomeah, Farrah Kuranchie, Fehintola Bright-Awonuga, Gloria...

Professor Gloria Chuku, Chair of the Department of Africana Studies, publishes a new article, "Youth Activism and Ethnic Violence in Nigeria: From Decolonization to the Nigeria-Biafra War, in the...

UMBC has a long tradition of honoring and promoting thoughtful analysis of diverse scholarship and continues this focus through the annual W. E. B. Du Bois Distinguished Lecture. This year marks...

AFRICANA STUDIES PROFESSOR TO EULOGIZE AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY  Adjunct Professor Kwame Ansah-Brew of Africana Studies Department has been invited to eulogize the late UN Secretary-General Kofi...

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, Each year, at the start of the fall semester, the UMBC community comes together to welcome colleagues and students back to campus, celebrate our...

Dorothy E. Roberts, the 14th Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology, and Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil...

Wanda Soares Nottingham, Administrative Assistant II for the Africana Studies Department, has been named UMBC’s Non-Exempt Employee of the Quarter effective April 1 thru June, 2018. Wanda began...

DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA STUDIES  Maleda Belilgne Wins Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Junior Faculty Fellowship  Dr. Belilgne has been named a 2018 Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement...

May 8th, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. May 9th, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Banquet of African Food and Music May 9th, 7p.m.–10 p.m. UMBC University Center Ballroom 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 UMBC...

Organizer of Policing Black Men:  A Conversation with Paul Butler As part of OSI-Baltimore’s Talking About Race series, OSI Criminal and Juvenile Justice Director Tara...

MAN, IMAGE, IDEA:  PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEN FROM  THE MARK RICE COLLECTION August 30 – December 12 Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery The Mark Rice Collection is comprised of more than 80 photographs...

                         You are invited to                     The Department of Africana Studies                        Welcome Reception                  Wednesday, September 13, 2017  ...

Women of Color Conference along to your students. Let me know if you have any students who would be interested in attending. Transportation would be on their own. This year, we will not charter a...

Faculty/Staff Parking Permit Fees for 2017/2018 To support the increasing cost associated with operating, maintaining, and improving the parking facilities on campus, UMBC faculty and staff...

THIS LECTURE SERIES FOCUSES ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AS WELL AS APPROACHES FOR CONDUCTING FAMILY GENEALOGY RESEARCH. INCLUDED WITH REGULAR MUSEUM ADMISSION. About Dr. Iyelli Ichile...

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2017 7 p.m. – midnight Skylight Room, The Commons, UMBC Join us for a Party with a Purpose to celebrate UMBC’s 50th Anniversary. Enjoy great food, company, drinks, and a...

SPRING 2017 MEET & GREET Hosted by New CAHSS Academic Advising Coordinator: Mr. James Hamilton Welcome back to the Spring 2017 semester! All of our CAHSS students are invited to come...

Dear Members of the UMBC Community, On Friday, January 27, President Trump issued an executive order imposing a 90-day ban on citizens of seven countries entering the U.S. These seven...

Monday, October 3, 2016 · 4 PM - 5:30 PM The Commons : Skylight William H. "Billy" Murphy, Jr. has been repeatedly recognized and honored as one of the greatest trial lawyers in the nation...

Register now for Africana Studies Summer Courses! AFST 100 - Introduction to the Black Experience AFST 213 - Africa Culture and Development  AFST 340 - African Drumming and Dance...

About Administrative Professionals Day During World War II, there was an increased need for skilled administrative personnel, particularly in the United States. The National Secretaries...

'Everybody is So Hysterical and Panic Stricken...' Grasping Black Power in the 20th Century Dr. Rhonda Y. Williams is an associate professor and the first black person ever tenured in the...

Come and enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee with  Dr. Tyson King-Meadows, Chair of Africana Studies,  Thursday February 18, 2016,  12:30pm – 2:00pm at Au Bon Pain located in the Commons. ...

Dear Students, Staff, Faculty, and Friends of the Department of Africana Studies, To celebrate the beginning of another exciting year in AFST at UMBC, I invite you to attend the 2015 Welcome...

Humanities Forum Kimberly Moffitt, Dresher Center fellow and associate professor of American studies, UMBC Damon Turner, adjunct professor in Africana studies, UMBC and PhD Candidate in African...

DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA STUDIES WE'VE MOVED! COME VISIT US IN OUR NEW LOCAITON Fine Arts Building  5th Floor (south elevator) Main office - Room 535 410-455-2158 o 410-455-1076 f