Department of Africana Studies

News

"Yolanda Covington-Ward fulfills a prophecy of liberation"
Dr. Covington-Ward awarded 2017 Elliott P. Skinner Book Award for her book Gesture and Power
Africana Studies Department's 2nd Annual Distinguished Lecture
Diverse Spiritualities: Embodiment and Relationality In Religions of African and its Diasporas
2177 Summer Term Sessions and Informational Calendar
Pitt Chronicle...Q&A: Africana Studies Chair Christel N. Temple
Dr. Christel N. Temple is the new Chair of the Department of Africana Studies!
Dr. Michael Tillotson's story on the front page of the Post-Gazette regarding his book “Invisible Jim Crow: Contemporary Ideological Threats to the Internal Security of African-Americans" and the Clinton's
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Tillotson on manuscript, F.O.R.T.: The operational basis for African-centered Africana Studies" that has been accepted for publication in Journal of Black Studies.
Director of Jazz Studies Geri Allen (Music) nominated for a Grammy Award for her co-produced album "Concert by the Sea".
Professor Terrance Hayes (English) nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award for his book "How to Be Drawn".
Professor Terrance Hayes elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Professor Hayes is among six 2016 fellows elected to the Humanities and Arts literature section.