This past September, New York City played host to the United Nations Summit of the Future. The conference brought world leaders together to develop a more cohesive, unified ap...
Dr. Reynaldo Anderson will be representing Temple University and the Department of Africology and African American Studies, at the United Nations Summit of the Future in Ne...
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April 28
On April 8, 2023, the Organization of Africology and African American Graduate Students (OAAAGS) held its 2nd Annual Conference at the Center for Anti-Racism on "African Consc...
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January 25
On November 11, 2022, the Department of Africology & African American Studies hosted the Philadelphia Angolan Community's celebration of Angola's 47th independence anniver...
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January 25
On October 24, 2022, Africology & African American Studies Doctoral Student Najaa Rogers, MA, shared her dissertation research questions and findings with fellow graduate ...
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August 19
Congratulations to Kristi Bezhani (CLA 2018, Minor in Africology) who received a Fulbright Award! Kristi is heading to Germany in the fall, congratulations Kristi! You can ...
by Department of Africology and African American Studies
May 10
Rasheed J. Atwater, a doctoral student in Africology, has been awarded the 2022 SAGE Molefi Kete Asante Award, the top graduate prize in Africology at Temple University. Creat...
Osimiri Sprowal, a Temple University College of Liberal Arts alum (CLA '20) whose life work is at the intersection of homeless rights activism, policy, and poetry has been nam...
Timothy Welbeck's extensive and diverse group of professional pursuits center around the core value of advocating for the rights of marginalized people. Whether working as an ...
Africology and African American Studies PhD alumnus Ibram Kendi, CLA '10, has been named to one of the 2021 MacArthur Foundation's Genius Awards!
Of the 21 people receiving t...
In honor of Africology and African American Studies (AAAS) Chair and Professor Molefi Asante's 50th anniversary as Journal of Black Studies editor, publisher SAGE Publishing i...
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the College of Liberal Arts wants to hear about how you're honoring Dr. King's legacy.
It took nearly 15 years after the civil rights...
We are pleased to announce the University of South Africa's awarding of the honorary doctorate to Dr. Molefi K. Asante, Professor and Department Chair. Congratulations from...
by Africology and African American Studies Department
December 10
We are pleased to announce the University of South Africa's awarding of an honorary doctorate to Africology and African American Studies Chair and Professor Dr. Molefi K. Asan...
by Africology and African American Studies Department
November 17
The Department of Africology and African American Studies extends congratulations to Timothy E. Sams, CLA '10! He is a veteran administrator with a track record of student-foc...
by Africology and African American Studies Department
November 17
Africology and African American Studies Assistant Professor Aaron Smith was quoted in the Smithsonian Magazine, in an article titled The Courageous Tale of Jane Johnson, Who ...
This past year has seen race and racial inequality return as hot topics of national debate and contention. The problems currently receiving heightened attention are not new, b...
by Africology and African American Studies Department
September 14
Congratulations to Ibram Kendi, PhD graduate of Africology. Dr. Kendi is joining Boston University and launching its Center for Antiracist Research. The new center "will work...
by Africology and African American Studies Department
July 15
Following our Race, Racism, and Anti-Racism: Redefining the Social Contract virtual seminar that was held on June 30, Stockton University wrote a news article highlighting...
George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Rayshard Brooks.
These are just three of the most recent black Americans killed by police, three in a list of names that is almost incomprehensib...
