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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.

Steven Tracy Featured in Chinese Journal
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
An interview with Distinguished University Professor Steven Tracy, Afro-American studies and Distinguished Overseas Professor at Central China Normal University, has been featured in the Chinese...

Reliquary of Blackness
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
An Exhibit of Oral Histories, curated by scholar Erika Slocumb
Please see the full MassLive article for details. Erika Slocumb is a doctoral student in the Afro-American Studies Department.

Kiara Hill at the Curatorial Leadership/Mellon Foundation Seminar
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Kiara Hill says attending this year’s Center for Curatorial Leadership/Mellon Foundation seminar in New York City revealed something very important for her. “The program showed me there is a path,”...

Professor Bracey at the Civil Rights Summit
Thursday, May 23, 2019
On May 2nd and 3rd Professor John Bracey traveled to the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University to participate in the Second Summit for Civil Rights. The gathering featured many of the nation’s...

Shake Loose: A Celebration of Sonia Sanchez
Monday, May 20, 2019
On April 2nd Professor John Bracey participated in “Shake Loose: A Celebration of Sonia Sanchez” a surprise gathering at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture honoring Sonia Sanchez...

David Reffsin interviews Professor John Bracey
Monday, May 20, 2019
See the full video here: https://youtu.be/dqCCGrlZcJI