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Dr. Julia Charles Featured on MSNBC Podcast Into America
Thursday, February 18, 2021
With Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Trymaine Lee...
UMass Amherst Launches Black Presence Initiative
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has launched a new Black Presence Initiative. The Initiative, spearheaded by the Office of Equity and Inclusion, is coordinating a series of...

Professor Parker Receives NEH Fellowship
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
AMHERST, Mass.—The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced $32.8 million in grants to support 213 humanities projects in 44 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico....

Ximena Hurtado's Article in The Black Scholar
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Black Girl Bodies: Notes on the Legacy of Colonialism in South America and the Urgency of a Black Liberation Project for Black Girls (The Black Scholar, 50:4, 18-29)...

Dr. Julia Charles' First Book Publication
Thursday, January 14, 2021
That Middle World: Race, Performance, and the Politics of Passing...

Candace King Awarded 2020 Graduate Student Scholarship
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Candace King was awarded the 2020 Graduate Student Scholarship from the National Women's Studies Association. She was celebrated at a virtual awards ceremony held during the NWSA's annual...