Having more African American students than any other Northeastern University means Temple University’s College of Liberal Arts has more opportunities for more interesting stories. The College is proud to call Philadelphia, a majority-minority city, home. Here, we’ve highlighted some of the most exciting happenings from the students, alumni and faculty members who make the Department of Africology and African American Studies the uniquely thought-provoking and problem-solving department that it is. Read their stories below and please contact us if you have a story of your own you think we should tell.

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Africology and African American Studies

Dr. Reynaldo Anderson will be speaking at the United Nations Summit of the Future conference

by Africology and African American Studies
September 18
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...
Africology and African American Studies

OAAAGS 2nd Annual Conference

by Department of Africology and African American Studies
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...
Africology and African American Studies

Philadelphia Angolan Community Celebrates 47th Anniversary of Angola's Independence

by Department of Africology and African American Studies
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...
Africology and African American Studies

Alumni Kristi Bezhani Receives Fulbright Award

by Department of Africology and African American Studies
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 ...
Africology and African American Studies

Rasheed J. Atwater Receives the First SAGE Molefi Kete Asante Award in Africology

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...
College of Liberal Arts

CLA Alumnus, Activist and Philadelphia Native Announced as a 2022 Marshall Scholar

by College of Liberal Arts Staff
December 14
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...
Africology and African American Studies

Unravelling systemic oppression through scholarship, advocacy and education

by Lauri Kochis
October 05
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 ...
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Africology PhD Alumnus Wins Genius Award

by Africology Faculty
October 04
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...
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Department Chair Molefi K. Asante Receives Honorary Doctorate at UNISA

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...
Africology and African American Studies

Dr. Aaron Smith Quoted in Smithsonian Magazine on Jane Johnson

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 ...
Africology and African American Studies

Temple Alum Timothy Sams Appointed President of SUNY Old Westbury

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...
Africology and African American Studies

CLA Promotes Diversity and Anti-Bias

by Richard Deeg
October 28
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...

Africology and African American Studies Seeks to Redefine the Social Contract

by Nick Santangelo
June 30
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...

Media Mentions

Timothy Welbeck quoted in WHYY
via WHYY on October 29, 2021

Timothy Welbeck quoted in WHYY

Professor Timothy Welbeck was quoted in a WHYY segment, which discusses the continual controversy emanating from mischaracterizations of Critical...

Sept. 11 Unified America; Today’s Crises Drive Us Apart
via The Phildelphia Inquirer on September 12, 2021

Sept. 11 Unified America; Today’s Crises Drive Us Apart

By Jonathan Tamari

Africology and African American Studies Assistant Professor Timothy Welbeck speaks out on bigotry and xenophobia.

Temple’s Anti-Racism Center to Begin Construction This Fall
via The Temple News on August 31, 2021

Temple’s Anti-Racism Center to Begin Construction This Fall

By Chris Duong and Jocelyn Hockaday

The College of Liberal Arts will begin construction of the Center for Anti-Racism in Anderson Hall this semester.