Department of Africana Studies

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Public Statement from the Department of Africana Studies: The Fight for Recognition of our Humanity:
In Memory of Dr. Vernell Lillie
"Helping Postdoctoral Scholars Navigate Precarious Times" by Dr. Robin Brooks
Pitt Momentum Funds Teaming Grant awarded to Dr. Michele Reid-Vazquez
Global Studies Center Faculty Fellowship awarded to Dr. Michele Reid-Vazquez
New book by Dr. Christel Temple
Africana Studies Returns to Its Roots
Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble selected for 2019 Best of Pittsburgh Awards
Ford Fellowship awarded to Dr. Robin Brooks
National Science Foundation Grant Awarded to Dr. Yolanda Covington-Ward
Dr. Robin Brooks was interviewed and cited for a fascinating story for the Washington Post.
Africana Studies Senior Activist Thinks Big
Dr. Covington-Ward to Receive the Teshome H. Gabriel Award
"Studying Migration, Refugee Issues at Oxford University, Alumna Draws on Personal History"
"Transcendence and the Africana Literary Enterprise"