We are deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved colleague Professor Demetria Rougeaux Shabazz.  Her obituary was published on Sept. 19, 2023 as shown below....

On Friday, April 28, UMass Press is set to publish “The New Civil Rights Movement Reader: Resistance, Resilience, and Justice,” from Traci Parker, associate professor of Afro-American Studies at...

We are pleased to announce that one of our amazing PhD students, Karl Lyn, has been named a 2023 recipient of the prestigious Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, administered by the National...

Three graduates from last year's undergraduate cohort in Afro-American Studies have accepted offers into top PhD programs in Africana Studies, History, and American Studies. Thank you to those...

Two doctoral candidates in the Du Bois Department will be honored at the 2023 National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) Annual Conference in Gainesville, FL....

Congratulations to Professor Amilcar Shabazz on being awarded the Ruth B. Loving Civil Rights Award! ...