Congratulations Professor Jean-Michel Mabeko-Tali

We congratulate Professor Jean-Michel Mabeko-Tali of the Department of History at Howard University, for receiving the award for Social and Human Sciences Research from the Angolan Minister of Culture and Arts this month.

This award was instituted by the Angolan government about 40 years ago, as to honor scholars and artists from four areas: Performative Arts, Literature, Plastic Arts, and Research and Essays in human and social sciences.

Brenda Randolph Receives the Distinguished Africanist Award

We are honored to announce that Howard University’s Center for African Studies Outreach Director Brenda Randolph has been selected to receive the 2022 Distinguished Africanist Award by the African Studies Association (ASA). For the first time, the ASA expanded its selection criteria beyond those who hold Ph.D.s and who have written significant academic texts to acknowledge the exceptional value of scholarship often relegated to the margins as ‘service’.

USIP Peace Scholar Fellowship Awarded to Clinical Psychology Student

Written by Clinical Psychology PhD Student, Christine Kindler

Photo: Christine Kindler, founder of CARSA - Christophe Mbonyingabo, Dr. Ezer Kang

Dr. Mnyandu on BBC Newsday on China-South Africa Relations

Listen to Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu of Howard University on BBC Newsday on China's Relationship with South Africa. Forward to 36 min 55 sec. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172yf8rg5db4wh

Dr. Ọmọlọlá speaks at the Global Yoruba Culture Day in Lagos

Dr. Báyọ̀ Ọmọlọlá from the Department of World Languages and Cultures spoke at the Global Yoruba Culture Day in Lagos in 2021. As a guest speaker from the diaspora, he spoke on the topic of "Making Money from Yoruba Culture".

Dr. Krista Johnson on African Ancestry

"We all know that Black History Month was the result of Carter G. Woodson’s efforts to ensure that all Americans are educated about the untold history and overlooked achievements of Black Americans. Dr. Krista Johnson, Director, Center for African Studies at Howard University, and Chairman Fred Hampton Jr.

Listen to Dr. Corey Holmes about studying Zulu through funding from Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad

Celebrating International Education Week!

Interested in studying an African language? Listen to the podcast, Go Global ED Podcast  - Episode 4, to hear about Dr. Corey Holmes who studied Zulu in South Africa through funding from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad.

Howard at ASA 2021

What sessions are Howard faculty and alumni presenting in at the 64th 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. 

To learn more about the meeting and to register go to: africanstudies.org/annual-meetings

Our Brenda Randolph receives the NCAC Free Speech Defender Award

The Center for African Studies' Brenda Randolph is receiving the Free Speech Defender Award from the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) for promoting non-stereotypical books on Africa for young people. Watch the Benefit live on November 10 at 7pm ET.

Register: ncac.org/about-us/events/benefit-2021

Montgomery College Awarded $159,406 NEH Grant to Study Black Diaspora in the US

Montgomery College (MC) has received a $159,406 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support the project, “Concepts of Black Diaspora in the United States: Identity and Connections among African, Afro-Caribbean, and African-American Communities.” This prestigious grant is part of the Institutes for Higher Education Faculty program. The MC project was one of 12 funded in this category, one of 239 funded in the summer cycle, and one of five awarded in Maryland.