Alumni Highlights: Interview with Darryl L. Jones II

We interviewed our alumnus, Darryl L. Jones II, regarding his Ph.D. education and language training at Howard. Darryl is a proud Ph.D. graduate of Howard University's Department of African Studies and Research and the historic class of 2020.  At Howard, his academic research explored the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation, and human security – specifically that of descent-based slavery and issues of terrorism – in Mauritania, under the direction of Dr. Alem Hailu.

ASA lecture by Bob Edgar

The 2020 African Studies Review (ASR) Distinguished Lecture with Bob Edgar, Professor Emeritus of Howard University, is now available to view on YouTube. His talk is entitled African Voices Matter: Reflections on Fifty Years of Historical Research in Southern Africa was presented at the 63rd African Studies Association Meeting.

Krista Johnson awarded a CADFP Fellowship

Krista Johnson, Director at the Center for African Studies (CfAS), Howard University, and Professor Ade Adebajo at the University of Johannesburg were recently awarded a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship for the upcoming year. As a CADFP Fellow, Dr.

$1 Million Gift to Launch the Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership

We congratulate Dr. Dawuni on the $1 Million Gift to Launch the Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership

Student’s Corner: Learning Somali 

by Demetria Mack, Undergraduate Student

If I could choose one word to describe my semester in Somali 001 it would be worthwhile. I was considering which foreign language I wanted to take for this semester and I told myself I could take a language that was common (ex: Spanish., French, etc. ). However, I wanted to give myself a challenge and learn a language that was not very common and comes from an African country.

Howard at 63rd ASA

This year, at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA), Howard University has a strong representation. Below please find the Howard faculty and students who are presenting along with their sessions and paper titles.

The African Studies Review together with the ASA Board launched a distinguished lecture in 2011 featuring state of the art research in African Studies. This year, the speaker will be Bob Edgar, Professor Emeritus of Howard University.

The ASA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world.

Welcome to Maryan Ali, our new Somali Instructor

A Word from Professor Maryan Ali

I am a former refugee from Somaliland. My educational journey started in the late 90s in the US and I completed my Bachelor in Computer Information Systems in Minnesota and moved to the Washington Metropolitan area at the end of 2006, where I taught, developed, and tested the Somali language for the last ten years. I have completed my Masters of Career Technical Education online at Concordia University.

NBC Nightly News highlights Dr. Edgar and Leteane Monatsi's Popup Protests

NBC Nightly News highlights Dr. Bob Edgar, Professor Emeritus, in the Department of African Studies, Howard University, and his son, Leteane Monatsi, who are unable to join large demonstrations for racial justice in Washington, DC, so they protest regularly on their local street corner. They hope their voices will inspire others to action. Watch the NBC video below.