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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.
DETROIT 48202: Conversations Along A Postal Route
Monday, May 20, 2019
This is a must see PBS Documentary: DETROIT 48202: CONVERSATIONS ALONG A POSTAL ROUTE explores the rise, demise and contested resurgence of the "motor city" through a multi-generational choir of...
Professor Traci Parker Joins W.E.B. Du Bois Institute Fellows at Harvard University
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Traci Parker joins the seventh class of W.E.B. Du Bois Institute Fellows at Harvard University. She will be in residence during the 2019-2020 academic year, working on her second book, Beyond...
Two Du Bois Department Seniors win Alumni Association Senior Leadership Award
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Two AfroAm majors, Ethan Bakuli and Ashley Everson, have been honored with Senior Leadership Awards from the UMass Amherst Alumni Association. These competitive awards recognize graduating seniors...
WABE: Du Bois' Data Portraits
Monday, March 11, 2019
Tell A Story About Black Life In Georgia And Beyond
with Professors Whitney Battle-Baptiste and Britt Rusert
Listen on WABE!
Josephus Olufemi "Femi" Richards, Professor Emeritus of Afro-American Studies
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Josephus Olufemi “Femi” Richards, professor emeritus of Afro-American studies, died on Sunday, Feb. 3....
