Black Studies

Professor Cynthia Oliver Awarded for Her Career in Choreography

Cynthia Oliver has been a professor of dance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for more than 25 years. As a choreographer, she creates experimental dance-theater works that explore Blackness, feminism, Black masculinity, and Afro-Caribbean cultures.

University of Delaware Launches the Leland Ware Special Collection on Civil Rights and Social Justice

Professor Ware, who passed away in April, was known for his scholarship on civil rights and civil liberties law, employment law, and constitutional law. A collection of his work is now on display at the University of Delaware Morris Library.

Yale’s David Knight Wins Early Career Award in Sociology

The American Sociological Association has presented its inaugural Early Career Award for Community-Engaged Scholarship to Yale's David Knight in recognition of “his visionary leadership in documenting the history of political mobilization within U.S. prisons.”

Ferris State University in Michigan Expands Its Jim Crow Museum

“Our new museum will teach difficult truths, but also lifts up the stories of those who challenged hate through courage, advocacy and lives marked by resilience and dignity,” said David Pilgrim, the museum’s founder and Ferris State’s vice president for diversity, inclusion, and strategic initiatives.

Columbia’s Teachers College to Lead Study on the Impacts of Racial Inequities in New York City

“This study is an opportunity to turn historical understanding and community priorities into concrete recommendations for redress and racial justice,” said Columbia University's Sonya Douglass.

Black Adults Are More Likely to Be Politically Disengaged When They Attend Multiracial Congregations

While the vast majority of Black Americans lean Democrat in their political views, where they worship shapes their politics, according to new research from Ryon Cobb, assistant professor of social work at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Prudence Carter Receives Career Award From the American Sociological Association

A leading sociologist of education, Dr. Carter currently serves as an endowed professor and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

City College of San Francisco Opens New Resource Center for Black Students

The Village at the City College of San Francisco brings together the community college's African American studies department, counseling services with UMOJA/African American Scholastic Programs, and the African American Resource Center into one central location.

Yale Selects Two Black Scholars for Endowed Faculty Positions

Marlene Daut was named the Chester D. Tripp Professor of Black Studies and of French and Vincent Brown was named the David Brion Davis Professor of History.

Chidi Blyden Named Executive Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies

“Harvard’s role is to be a catalyst for educating the world about Africa today, not Africa of the past,” said Chidi Blyden, executive director of the Ivy League institution's Center for African Studies.

Kennedy-King College Announces New Academic Partnership with the Black Midwifery Collective

Under the new partnership, Kennedy-King College in Chicago and the Black Midwifery Collective will launch a licensed certified professional midwifery program at the community college beginning in Spring 2027.

Northwestern University to Restructure Its Program of African Studies

Northwestern University's Program of African Studies is an interdisciplinary research center focused on scholarship relating to the continent of Africa. The program will soon transition from the Office for Research to the Office of the Provost, which will result in the elimination of the program's two staff members.

Shatema Threadcraft Receives Book Awards From the American Political Science Association

Dr. Threadcraft is a member of the Vanderbilt University faculty. Her new book, The Labors of Resurrection: Black Women, Necromancy, and Morrisonian Democracy, has received two book awards from the American Political Science Association.

Keisha N. Blain Awarded for New Book on Black Women’s History in Human Rights Movements

The University of Georgia Libraries has honored Dr. Blain, professor of history and Africana studies at Brown University, for her latest book, Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights.

Another Book Award for Yale’s Marlene Daut

Marlene Daut, professor of French and Black studies at Yale University, has received another award for her book The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe. The monograph's latest honor is the University of Edinburgh's James Tait Black Prize, the longest-running literary award in the United Kingdom.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Launches African American Heritage Center

“Together, we are creating a place where history is not only preserved but shared. By connecting scholarship with community knowledge, we will ensure that the rich contributions of African Americans across Southern Illinois remain an enduring part of our region's story,” said Austin Lane, chancellor of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Harvard Graduate School of Education Expands Its Black Teacher Archive

The Black Teachers Archive was unveiled publicly in 2023. The newly revamped online archive created in partnership with Harvard's Digital Arts + Humanities Team, contains new exhibits, curated features, and a more robust search function.

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Spelman’s Cheryl Finley Awarded for Contributions to African American Art and Art History

Dr. Finely, an endowed professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, is an art historian, curator, art critic, educator and author whose work centers on contemporary African diaspora art, art markets, African American art and film, photography, and museum studies.

Boston University’s Louis Chude-Sokei Awarded for Distinguished Scholarship in Africana Studies

Dr. Chude-Sokei, an endowed professor at Boston University, is the 2026 recipient of the Teshome H. Gabriel Award from the the University of California, San Diego's Association for Advanced Research in Africana Studies.
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