English and African American Studies professor Claire Jiménez has won the PEN/Faulkner Award, one of the highest prizes for American fiction, recognizing her debut novel "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" as the top novel of 2023. In addition to a cash prize, Jiménez has earned validation for her longtime dream of professional writing.
Kayla King and Reylan Cook are this year's Grace Jordan McFadden Winners.
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.
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.
a comprehensive book of essays about the history of African Americans at the University of South Carolina set to launch on MLK Day
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.
"Afro-Asian Connections in American Culture" Prof. Seulghee Lee
Congratulations to AFAM Studies 2019-2020 Grace Jordan McFadden winner, Maya Morris.
5 questions with new AFAM Studies professor, Alyssa Collins
Upcoming AFAM events in September and October.
Hundreds of South Carolina sex offenders are released every year from prison. A key barrier to these offenders re-entering society, is finding housing.
Artistic directors Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis have been selected to participate in Momentum
African American Studies Director and English professor Qiana Whitted has just written and released her latest book "EC Comics: Race, Shock and Social Protest."
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," AFAM 398-Y01/WGST 430, taught by Nancy Tolson, AFAM
Young, Gifted, and Black: An Interview with Comic Book Writer Chuck Brown
African American Studies Helps Bring Award-Winning Author to Columbia
The AFAM Studies Program is going to Washington, D.C for Fall Break this October 10 - 13, 2019.
AFAM students stepped back in time to study how the horrors of slavery impacts their lives and social injustices today.
Congratulations to Antionna Fuller, 2018 Grace Jordan McFadden Award winner.
Congratulations to Gloria Boutte named 2018 Andrew Billingsley Faculty Award winner.
Congratulations to Darion McCloud, 2018 recipient of the Andrew Billingsley Community Leadership Award.
Kimberly Simmons named new interim director of IAAR.
Deena Isom-Scott, assistant professor in African American Studies and Criminology and Criminal Justice, co-authored the article...