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Mourning the Loss of Professor John H. Bracey, Jr.
We are sad to share the news that a pillar of our department and community, Professor John H. Bracey, Jr., recently joined the ancestors. Our community is shaken by this tremendous loss.
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...
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...
Ariana Vazquez: First Recipient of the Chester Davis Award
Monday, November 30, 2020
The Du Bois Department is pleased to announce that Ariana Vazquez has been selected as the first recipient of a scholarship established in honor of Professor Chester Davis, a member of the W. E. B....
Dr. Ashford's Recent Article and Book Review
Monday, October 19, 2020
Medical Messiahs: African American Women in Mississippi Medicine, 1900-1940 ...
