Af Am Department
Kerry Tribe
Visiting professor Kerry Tribe ventures into the intersection of art and memory through her installation based pieces.
Dept. of Education Awards Committee on African Studies Grant
The University’s Committee on African Studies earned $2.5 million dollars and gained national recognition when the Department of Education designated the area of study as a National Resource Center in July.
Gates Donates Handcuffs To Smithsonian
The handcuffs that will remain linked to the controversial arrest of Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. are now part of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture at the Smithsonian.
Skip Gates Traces Ancestry of the Famous
Television personality Stephen Colbert is distantly related to Elizabeth Alexander, the African-American poet who read at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, Oscar-award winning actress Meryl Streep, and Queen Noor, the queen consort of Jordan.
