Tag: African American studies
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Harvard scholar Marcyliena Morgan created the world’s first Hip-Hop Archive, proving that Black art and culture deserve a lasting place in academia.
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Anthony Ray Hinton will share his powerful story of resilience and justice at the Jeanette Jennings Lecture Series at the University of Mississippi, honoring the legacy of the school’s first Black faculty member.
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Timothy Lewis, SIUE’s first Black tenured professor in Political Science, leads efforts to expand the Black Studies Program.
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