Kenneth Janken receives George Johnson Prize, recognition for distinguished achievement November 3, 2022 | Kristen Chavez Kenneth Janken, professor of African, African American and Diaspora Studies, is the 2022 recipient of the George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement by … Continued

Dear Carolina Community, We are excited to welcome you back to campus for the Fall 2022 semester. This marks the start of the third academic year that has been impacted by COVID-19, and our understanding of the virus is greater … Continued

Preserving endangered Islamic manuscripts June 1, 2022 Scholars from the department of African, African American and diaspora studies and a University Libraries digitization specialist traveled to Senegal and Mali to preserve and digitize 6,000 pages of handwritten Islamic manuscripts. Samba … Continued

      Representatives of ten of North Carolina’s Africana Studies programs met on Friday, April 8, at the UNC Sonja Hayes Stone Center to discuss ways to collaborate on joint initiatives ranging from a statewide student conference and study-abroad … Continued

Powered by Libraries UNC-Chapel Hill’s $1.3 billion research enterprise wouldn’t be possible without its 10 libraries and numerous librarians, archivists, and staff members. These resources are vital for the entire research lifecycle, from idea generation to data retrieval to digitization … Continued

The Global Africana Review is the Department’s academic journal comprised of UNC undergraduate students’ research. The inaugural issue was launched in Spring 2017. An electronic version of the journal can be found in the Carolina Digital Repository, along with previous …

Sharing Black history and culture December 6, 2021 Saskia Staimpel at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. (photo by Donn Young)   Senior Saskia Staimpel has expanded her interests in Black student activism through undergraduate research … Continued

  Professor Samba Camara is the winner of a 2022 Junior Faculty Development Award. This honor is one of UNC-Chapel Hill’s most prestigious awards and recognizes the high merit of research proposals submitted by nominees. Professor Camara’s work deals with … Continued