NEWS
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Recent News
Black History Symposium to Spotlight Afrofuturism, Other Artistic Expressions
Poetry, music, photography and Afrofuturism are among the topics for artful and conscientious talks scheduled for the Mario A.J. Bennekin Black History Symposium at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College. read more ❯
Georgia State University’s Africana Studies Department Celebrates 30 Years
The department was founded in response to demands from Black students following a 1992 sit-in. Thirty years later, the department has graduated several successful bachelor's and master's degree program students. read more ❯
Georgia State Alumna Selected for Henry Luce Foundation Scholars Program
Georgia State University alumna Jocilyn Gilbert will be traveling to Asia as part of the Henry Luce Foundation’s Luce Scholars program. read more ❯
In the Classroom: Students Receive Real-World Civic Engagement Experience in Internship Class
Students learn about civic responsibility to choose internships to serve in community organizations through Africana Studies' civic engagement class. read more ❯
Georgia State University Launches South’s First Hip-Hop Studies Consortium
Georgia State University’s Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora (CSAD) and the Africana Studies Department are looking to make GSU the Southern leader in the study of hip-hop culture. read more ❯
Change Of Focus Helps Georgia State Student, Community Organizer, Get To Graduation
Parker Blair didn't let burnout and physical fatigue stop her from earning a degree in Africana Studies and pushing ahead to purse a B.A. and M.A. in Religious Studies.read more ❯
Department of Africana Studies Creates Fellowship to Support Grad Students, Honor Former Faculty
The Jacqueline Rouse-Doris Derby Africana Studies Fellowship honors the legacies of two distinguished scholarsread more ❯
Annual Black History Symposium to Feature Dynamic Speaker
Eshe Sherley, black women's and labor history scholar, will keynote the 2023 Mario A.J. Bennekin Black History Symposium.read more ❯
Georgia State University’s Department of Africana Studies Commemorates 1992 Sit-In That Led to the Department’s Creation
Starting on Monday, Oct. 31, the department will host a series of events to honor the students who protested to make Georgia State and the department what it is today. read more ❯
Alumni Spotlight: Janessa Bailey, M.A. (2017)
I am an editor at Leafly, a leading cannabis learning and discovery website.
The most important gift that I received from the department was my confidence to speak about issues that pertain to my own community as they relate to...read more ❯
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Dr. Maurice Hobson
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