African American Studies

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The mission of the African-American Studies Program is to understand and appreciate the integral yet distinct experiences of people of African heritage throughout the world. The Program’s curriculum aims to emphasize diasporic connections between Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas in an effort to enrich our understanding and appreciation of our complex and diverse world. As such, the Program encourages students to seek appropriate ways to integrate content and analysis in this broad subject matter with their work in other disciplines and programs.

Speakers

• African American Studies Presents Tim Wise, "White Privilege and its Consequences for Racial Equity and Justice" (November 18, 2008)
• African American Studies Presents Dr. Janet Helms, "A Race is a Nice Thing to Have" (September 18, 2008)
• African American Studies Presents Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, "Come Hell or High Water, Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster" (April 24, 2006)
• African American Studies Presents Psychologist Tamara Brown to Discuss the Traditions and Future of African American Fraternities and Sororities (Jan. 30, 2006)
• African American Studies Presents a Conversation with Author and Clinton Diarist Janis Kearney (Oct. 21, 2005)

• African American Studies presents the fourth Brown Bag Lecture - Dr. Fay Yarbrough (March 24, 2006)
• African American Studies presents the third Brown Bag Lecture - Dr. Carla Shirley (February 16, 2006)
• African American Studies presents the second Brown Bag Lecture - Dr. Jeffrey Ogbar (November 7, 2005)
• African American Studies presents the first Brown Bag Lecture - Dr. Dwain Pruitt (September 28, 2005) News
• Rhodes unveils an interdisciplinary African American Studies program (May 10, 2005)