Welcome Back Dr. Cham, Our Interim Director!
The distinguished Professor Mbye Cham is our Interim Director for the Spring 2025 semester while Professor Krista Johnson is on leave. Dr. Cham is the founder of our Center and has graciously agreed to return for this time period. We are grateful to be under his guidance again!
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Read More about Read Africa 2025Howard Participation at ASA 2024
What panels are Howard faculty and students presenting on at the 67th African Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting? Here is the list!
The ASA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world and is the flagship event of the association. This year it will be held in Chicago, IL from December 12 – 14, with the theme "Global Africa".
Read More about Howard Participation at ASA 2024Becoming with The People of the Sky: Nia Assata’s Journey in South Africa
By Nia Assata Muhammad, Undergraduate Student, Junior Sociology Major,
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The African Studies Summer Leadership Institute launched in the summer of 2024 as an initiative to bring African history, culture, and contemporary affairs to high school youth in the Washington, DC area. It aims to create an ever-evolving bond between Howard University and local communities that will promote pathways to global leadership, foster strong relationships amongst Africans in the diaspora, and bring visibility to our prestigious Department of African Studies.
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By Latrese Johnson, Undergraduate Student, Africana Studies major; Wome
Read More about Latrese's Yoruba Study Abroad Experience: Linking the past, present, and futurePhotos from the Children’s Africana Book Awards 2024
Check out photos from the Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) 2024 Awards Luncheon!
See more photos on our Facebook page!
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Read More about HU Akan Twi Language & Cultural Immersion in GhanaNewzroom Afrika speaks with Howard faculty and student regarding US elections
On Monday, Xoli Mngambi of Newzroom Afrika, the South African news channel, interviewed Tariah Hyland, VP of Howard University's Student Association, regarding the US elections and student activism.
Read More about Newzroom Afrika speaks with Howard faculty and student regarding US electionsBook Release: Re-Envisioning the African and American Academies
AUTHORS: Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Ph.D.
BOOK TITLE: Re-Envisioning the African and American Academies
Publication date: 2024
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