More Resources

Below are links to other centers and projects at Howard as well as external partner organizations, projects, and resources related to the study of Africa.

The Center for African Studies at Howard University is one of 10 Title VI African National Resource Centers (NRC) awarded by the U.S. Department of Education. 

Resources: Howard Centers, Projects and Partner Organizations

Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center

The RBC provides study abroad programs and fellowships for students as well as resources for faculty and hosts symposiums, fairs, workshops and other events.

Africa Access

A partner of the Center for African Studies, Africa Access is a 501 c (3) organization was founded in 1989 to help schools, public libraries, and parents improve the quality of their K-12 collections on Africa. Africa Access Review, Read Africa and Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) have been effective initiatives in our efforts to inform the public about quality K-12 books on Africa.

Women, Gender, and Sexualities Collective (WGSC)

The WGSC is an interdisciplinary forum for Howard students and faculty, created to support and encourage discussion, scholarship and activism on gender and women’s issues on campus, nationally and internationally.

Hip Hop in Africa Online Course

The Hip Hop in Africa online course, created by Dr. Msia Clark, is designed to help educators learn about, and introduce students to contemporary African culture, using the lens of hip hop.

Conversations with African Poets and Writers

In April 2017, the Center for African Studies at Howard University became an official partner for the event & webcast series "Conversations with African Poets and Writers", a project of The Library of Congress - African and Middle Eastern Division. This series presents interviews with current African diaspora writers committed to the literature of continental and diasporic Africa (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, literary criticism) and readings from their written works. Authors/interviewees include both established and highly talented ‘new’ and emerging writers. 

The African-American Historical Linkages with South Africa Project

This documentary editing project focuses on the shared experiences with white domination and segregation of African Americans and Africans in South Africa. The project's co-directors are Robert Edgar (Dept. of African Studies, Howard University) and David Anthony (Dept. of History, University of California).

Africana LibGuides 

LibGuides are created by Celia Daniel, the Africanist Librarian for the Center for African Studies and the Head of Reference & Instruction / Senior Reference Librarian at Howard University Founders Library.

Howard in Africa Map

The Howard in Africa Map displays Howard University projects that take place in Africa.