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Fire Fridays: The Cats Talk Back-Mini Concerts and Panel Discussions
Friday, April 23, 2021
The W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies presents Fire Fridays: The Cats Talk Back - Mini Concerts and Panel Discussions on Hot Topics in Jazz. Friday April 23rd, April 30th, and May...
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...
