Minor in AAAS Leads to Focus on Educational Equity and Community Service
April 28, 2022
Moneé Green listened to her grandfather when he told her that the one thing people can’t take away from you is knowledge. He also told…
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First-Generation Student Finds Niche, Discovers Value of MSU Education
April 27, 2022
College wasn’t always an end goal for Gabby Riley. While her paternal grandmother was a role model as a long-time teacher in Detroit Public Schools…
MSU Education Inspires Graduating Senior to Pursue Social and Cultural Change
April 21, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic prompted Michigan State University to switch to remote learning, Jamia Henry went home to Detroit to attend classes online and to…
MSU African American and African Studies ‘Unicorns’ Drive Black Futures Beyond Survival Into Wellness
April 11, 2022
The Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) was initially founded as a Ph.D. granting program in 2002. On July 1, 2019, AAAS became a department. In Spring 2020, MSU appointed Ruth Nicole Brown the inaugural chair.
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New BA Degree in African American and African Studies Now Offered at MSU
March 29, 2022
For the first time in Michigan State University history, undergraduate students can major in African American and African Studies. This semester, MSU’s College of Arts…
Sonic Introductions Reflect Love of Self, Community, and AAAS
February 4, 2022
The Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) faculty wish to motivate and inspire others by sharing, through personally created Sonic Introductions, what inspires…
Student Driven by Passion for Black History, Aspires to Help Community
January 26, 2022
Morgan Braswell said she is not the first in her family to attend college. But she is the first to stay the course. A sophomore,…
Student Aspires to Preserve Literature and Activist Thought That Shaped Her Life
January 21, 2022
Growing up, Camille Jackson set a goal to pursue higher education. Now that she’s close to receiving her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, she’s…
Exploring Cultural Identity Through AAAS Department Courses
January 17, 2022
Deon Bennett came to Michigan State University intent on becoming more independent and open to new opportunities. He achieved that and more through academic and…
AAAS Department to Offer Several New Classes in Spring 2022
December 1, 2021
The Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) is offering several new or revised undergraduate courses during the Spring 2022 semester that each, in…
Black Feminisms Scholar and Educator Joins AAAS as an Academic Specialist
November 4, 2021
Dr. Yvonne Morris joined MSU’s Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) on September 29, 2021, as an Academic Specialist and says she’s “ready…
Scholar-Educator, Writer, and Performer Joins AAAS as an Academic Specialist
November 1, 2021
Among the first generation on her mother’s side born outside the Jim Crow South and the first generation on her father’s side born outside Ghana,…