Making History at Michigan State University
February 1, 2023
Making history at Michigan State University: Barry D. Amis, David W.D. Dickson, and Ruth Nicole Brown The College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State…
Blazing a Trail for Future African American and African Studies Majors
January 24, 2023
Following in the footsteps set by her grandfather and mother who both attended Michigan State University, Anel "Nel" Robinson, a junior from Brookfield, Wisconsin, is…
Faculty Voice: Envisioning Wellness and Justice for All
January 5, 2023
Dr. LeConté Dill is a scholar, educator, creative writer, and artist guided by Black Feminist ways of being and knowing. With a commitment toward transdisciplinary, community-accountable…
Helping to Lay Foundation for Future African American and African Studies Majors
December 20, 2022
Ayodele Uhuru, a first-year undergraduate student from Detroit, is among the first cohort of students at Michigan State University to major in African American and…
Living Her ‘Freedom Dream’ With New Major
December 12, 2022
Evamelo (Eva) Oleita came to Michigan State University wanting to pursue a degree in Human Biology, but after re-evaluating her priorities and thinking about the…
Pursuing a Love of Black Feminisms Through New AAAS Major
December 6, 2022
With a passion for Black feminisms, Bailey Griffin, an MSU sophomore, said it’s an honor to be among the first group of students at Michigan State…
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Learning to ‘Live Life Alongside One Another’ with Black Feminisms Course
December 2, 2022
The “Black Feminisms: Past, Present, and Futures” course taught by Chamara Jewel Kwakye, Academic Specialist in MSU’s Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS),…
‘Repairing Her Soul’ Through African American and African Studies Major
November 28, 2022
Following this year's launch of the African American and African Studies (AAAS) Bachelor of Arts program, Mike Martin, a junior now double majoring in AAAS…
Finding Community Within New African American and African Studies Major
November 21, 2022
Jhala Martin is one of the first students at Michigan State University to declare African American and African Studies (AAAS) as her major. The new…
MSU Celebrates New Academic Learning Space for Department of African American and African Studies
November 18, 2022
Michigan State University’s College of Arts & Letters held an official opening Nov. 17 for a new space dedicated to the Department of African American…
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Forms of Freedom Project Reimagines Pedagogy, Artmaking, and Educational Justice
November 16, 2022
Conceived through an imperative to reimagine the possibilities for public pedagogy, Forms of Freedom: The Art and Design of Black and Indigenous Creative Public Pedagogies is a two-year research collaboration between Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artist collectives to exchange, learn, and create radical forms of artmaking and education.
Finding Her Purpose in the New African American and African Studies Major
November 14, 2022
For Michigan State University sophomore Amber McAddley, her African American and African Studies (AAAS) major is helping her learn about herself and what it means…