The Department would like to recognize and congratulate all of our 2023 graduating majors and minors. We are most gratified by your achievements and look forward to learning about the many ways that you will make the world a better … Read more
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 …
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 … Read more 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 … Read more 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 … Read more 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 … Read more 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 … Read more 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 …
Meet Dr. Brandi Brimmer, Morehead-Cain Alumni Associate Professor in the Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies at UNC–Chapel Hill February 8th, 2022 | 18:31 | E52 Episode Summary Catalyze is honored to have Dr. Brandi Brimmer on the … Read more 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 … Read more
Congratulations to Prof. Kenneth Janken, winner of the George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement
October 28, 2022
*Latest COVID-19 Update (7-29-2022)*
August 1, 2022
AAAD Professors work to preserve and digitize rare Islamic manuscripts
June 1, 2022
First Annual Meeting of NC Africana Studies Chairs & Representatives
April 11, 2022
Article on Professor Charlene Regester’s project on the history of Black cinema
April 6, 2022
*NOW AVAILABLE*: Global Africana Review (6th edition)
March 25, 2022
Podcast Interview with Professor Brandi Brimmer about her work on the US South, first year at UNC
February 8, 2022
Saskia Staimpel, one of our newest AAAD graduates, discusses her experiences at Carolina
December 6, 2021
