#CFP: Black Perspectives invites essays that explore Black women’s activism outside of the US with special attention given to the latter half of the twentieth century up to the contemporary movement. Submissions are due March 31. For more: loom.ly/I_yB1HM

We are saddened to report that Hydeia Broadbent, one of the youngest HIV activists in the world passed away last night at 39. She has been a pioneer and has used her story to help others. We send our deepest condolences to her family and friends. RIP beautiful 🕊️

Freshly published in November. Best part? The entire volume is fully open access on the link below. Also, stay tuned for news about two launch events coming up at the University of Pretoria and African Literature at WITS. cambridge.org/core/books/dec…

“If we, the blacks in the West, accept ourselves as African, we can make a contribution to the development of African culture, helping to free it from European imperialism. What we need is confidence in ourselves, so that as blacks and Africans we can be conscious, united,

Stop Genocide ongoing in Congo 🇨🇩 💔

The Zulu Kingdom sometimes referred to as the Zulu Empire or the Kingdom of Zululand, was a monarchy in Southern Africa that extended along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in the south to Pongola River in the north The kingdom grew to dominate much of what is

What a beauty all natural Thabo Mbeki 🖤❤️ #Africa

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In 1619, enslaved people were first taken to a site in Virginia that, decades later, became a Union Army stronghold in Confederate territory. Now an educator uses that destination to teach an AP African American studies class about freedom. nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/bl…

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE ONGOING GENOCIDE IN CONGO: 🇨🇩 | 🇷🇼 There's ongoing tension between DR CONGO and the neighboring RWANDA as deadly conflict between M23 rebels and Congolese government forces escalates. ◉ On Saturday, the DRC accused Rwanda of carrying out a drone attack

Historian, sociologist, and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois was born #OTD in 1868. #DYK he is credited with one of the first works of Afrofuturist literature with his short story “The Comet.”

#QuoteOfTheDay Read the full transcript of the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, delivered by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai: brnw.ch/21wHfQ5 #NMAL #NelsonMandelaFoundation

Speaking Liberation’s Language 'Jefferson Cowie speaks with Aziz Rana about whether the language of freedom can be taken back from its “sordid history” in the U.S. context.' bostonreview.net/articles/speak…

Suppressing the Black Vote in 1811 'As more Black men gained the right to vote in New York, the state began to change its laws to reduce their power or disenfranchise them completely.' daily.jstor.org/suppressing-th…

The Role of #Humility in #HealthCare Humility could be key to the future of health care. In today’s Academic Minute, Arizona State University's Barret Michalec examines why. Michalec is an associate professor in Arizona State’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. insidehighered.com/podcasts/acade…

Mississippi College is truly building something special in their African American Studies program. I was honored to serve as this year's BHM speaker there, but the highlight of the visit was meeting all the brilliant and intellectually curious students at the College. #BHM2024

Did an NC State University Building Sicken Scores of Occupants? Some current and former employees say they #fear probable #carcinogens in a #campus #building may have harmed them and #students. They’re #criticizing the #university’s #response. insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

Congratulations to Jaclyn Schwartz, our spring 2024 Penn State African Studies major marshal, who is graduating with bachelor of arts degrees in African Studies and Psychology and a minor in Human Development and Family Studies! 👏🎓🎉 bit.ly/sp24CLA

Thank you to AFR '24 Major Mackenzie DeArment for filming and editing the AFR promotional video! Check it out here: youtu.be/DPfLNRA9otU