Congratulations to the 2022 Grace Jordan McFadden Winners
Kayla King and Reylan Cook are this year's Grace Jordan McFadden Winners.
A "monumental" award for Wideman-Davis Dance
Wideman-Davis Dance duo Thaddeus Davis and Tanya Wideman-Davis, associate professors in the African American Studies Program have been awarded a near two-million-dollar grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand Migratuse Ataraxia into a much broader initiative.
Author, activist Angela Davis to speak at UofSC with Nikki Finney
AFAM Studies to host Benjamin Crump, renowned civil rights attorney
Benjamin Crump, renowned trial lawyer for justice, is set to be the UofSC AFAM Studies Program guest speaker at 7 p.m., March 24 in the Campus Room at Capstone.
Invisible No More
a comprehensive book of essays about the history of African Americans at the University of South Carolina set to launch on MLK Day
23rd Annual Robert Smalls Lecture and Roundtable October 29th
This year's event will keep with the protocol of the times, and be held as a virtual program, but still uphold its tradition offering a crowd-pleasing talk with a dynamic speaker. Following the talk, a distinguished panel will hold a roundtable audience discussion on the importance of voting.
What We're Teaching in AFAM Studies
"Afro-Asian Connections in American Culture" Prof. Seulghee Lee
2019-2020 Grace Jordan McFadden recipient
Congratulations to AFAM Studies 2019-2020 Grace Jordan McFadden winner, Maya Morris.
New AFAM Studies professor
5 questions with new AFAM Studies professor, Alyssa Collins
Upcoming Events
Upcoming AFAM events in September and October.
Sex Offender Residence Restrictions and Homelessness
Hundreds of South Carolina sex offenders are released every year from prison. A key barrier to these offenders re-entering society, is finding housing.
Momentum
Artistic directors Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis have been selected to participate in Momentum
AFAM Studies Director Pens New Book
African American Studies Director and English professor Qiana Whitted has just written and released her latest book "EC Comics: Race, Shock and Social Protest."
Migratuse Ataraxia debut
If you've ever wondered what life was like for enslaved Africans, Associate Professors Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis are going to take us (back) there.
Black Women in Folklore
"Black Women in Folklore," AFAM 398-Y01/WGST 430, taught by Nancy Tolson, AFAM
Young, Gifted, and Black
Young, Gifted, and Black: An Interview with Comic Book Writer Chuck Brown
Freedom in Congo Square
African American Studies Helps Bring Award-Winning Author to Columbia
AFAM goes to Washington
The AFAM Studies Program is going to Washington, D.C for Fall Break this October 10 - 13, 2019.
AFAM Studies' Students Face the Past and Future in Charleston
AFAM students stepped back in time to study how the horrors of slavery impacts their lives and social injustices today.
Grace Jordan McFadden Award Winner
Congratulations to Antionna Fuller, 2018 Grace Jordan McFadden Award winner.
Andrew Billingsley Faculty Award
Congratulations to Gloria Boutte named 2018 Andrew Billingsley Faculty Award winner.
Andrew Billingsley Community Leadership Award
Congratulations to Darion McCloud, 2018 recipient of the Andrew Billingsley Community Leadership Award.
New interim director of IAAR
Kimberly Simmons named new interim director of IAAR.
Isom-Scott's new co-authored article published in national journal
Deena Isom-Scott, assistant professor in African American Studies and Criminology and Criminal Justice, co-authored the article...
Meet Prof. Qiana Whitted, our new AFAM Studies director:
The new director of AFAM Studies, Qiana Whitted, is an associate professor of English and African American Studies