🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

MEET THE FACULTY! Dr. Nneka Ibekwe-Okaforl (Dr. O) is an Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies & Psychology. Her research sits at the intersection of developmental science, early childhood education, and social policy. #blackstudiesdidthat

Congratulations to Dr. Reese, whose essay “Tarry with Me” from the #FoodIssue was recognized as a Notable Essay in the Best American Essays 2022! Read it here: ow.ly/cPyf50LwV6U Art by: Didier William

Please join us for a film screening with Melvin Edwards this Thursday, November 10th, at 6:30 PM. Link to RSVP: galleriesatut.org/event-details/… #whatstartshere #blackstudiesdidthat

Catch up on AADS news here! liberalarts.utexas.edu/aads/news/

40 for 40 is right around the corner!

There's still time! 40for40.utexas.edu/giving-day/638…

thedailytexan.com/2023/04/20/ut-… Check out AADS Chair and AGBS Founding Executive Director Cherise Smith's interview with The Daily Texan!

open.spotify.com/playlist/4noNw… Time to get pumped for Graduation! Check out Black Studies Graduation playlist

An opportunity to share and receive feedback on scholarly and creative work 👇🏾

🏳️‍🌈✨ 🎓 Submit your class papers and creative works to win $$$! 📚💸 Join the second annual Black Queer Studies Collection Student Awards celebrating student excellence inspired by the Libraries' collection. Apply now: ow.ly/ERbL50QcVuE 🌈📝

‼️UPDATE: Monday's MLK DAY Celebration Rally & March is CANCELLED due to weather. ❄️ Check bit.ly/48Sfugw for details & make-up plans.

We're headed to The Vortex on Friday for Black Studies Night Out! Attend "The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body" by our own Prof. Lisa B. Thompson with us us on Friday, April 26, at 8:00 pm. Can't make it? The show runs through May 4th! Tickets: vortexrep.org/36_black_femin…

We are proud to honor the 2024 graduates of the African and African Diaspora Studies department and the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies with a graduation celebration and reception. Join faculty, family & friends this Friday for the festivities!

Happy Juneteenth! "The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free." [General Order No. 3 | June 19, 1865 | Galveston, TX]

📚 Save the date! Our friends at the Warfield Center, Harry Ransom Center, Humanities Institute, and Texas Book Festival are hosting an evening with acclaimed author Percival Everett on Thursday, September 26th, at 5P at the Harry Ransom Center's Prothro Theatre.

One month left to apply to the AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES (AADS) PhD PROGRAM at The University of Texas at Austin! We are the first Black Studies program to grant Ph.D. degrees in the southern United States. Apply by Dec. 1st to join our on-campus Ph.D. degree program!

We are proud to participate in this university-wide 40 for Forty effort. This year, the we are spotlighting experiential learning—programs that provide students with transformative, hands-on opportunities that deepen their academic and professional growth: ow.ly/nN9j50VNUEW

AADS at the Met Gala? You heard that right. Read more in Vogue: vogue.com/slideshow/ques… Congrats, Dr. Rikki Byrd and Dr. Cherise Smith!

Congrats, Class of 2025! While we'll miss these brilliant students, we're excited to see the impact they’ll make as they take their knowledge, power, and unapologetic spirits into the world. Congratulations, Class of 2025! 🎓✨