Black Studies Program News Today

On Jan. 22 at the meeting of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, the San Diego Mesa College Ethnic Studies Faculty Council was awarded the prestigious Exemplary Program Award.

/PRNewswire/ -- The City College of New York is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jervette R. Ward as director of the Black Studies Program in the...

As DEI programs become enmeshed in larger culture wars, it’s more important now than ever before to stand up for ideals of racial justice and equal representation, according to Allen Sutton, executive director for equity education at WSU.

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Dr. David Covin, courtesy photo. He was a lifelong learner, gathering information and experiences not only

Whenever Professor James de Jongh summoned me to his office, it usually meant he just wanted to be in touch.

The life and legacy of University of New Mexico School of Law alumna and trailblazer, Barbara Brown Simmons (BA ’69, JD ‘74), was celebrated in January at the UNM Alumni Chapter, but her impact continues to resonate. Brown Simmons, who died July 14,...

In a packed house Monday night in the Student Union ballroom, audience members were able to hear from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actress Karyn Parsons, presented by ​​The Black and Brown Educators of Excellence, African American Student Initiatives and the Black Studies Program as a part of Black History Month.  Parsons, who played Hilary...

“The category of Blackness and Black Studies has an inherent hybridity to it because the onslaught of colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade touched every single aspect of the lives of the people of African descent. Every single aspect,” Jennifer S. Leath, assistant professor for the School of Religion, said in an interview with The Journal.

Barbara Brown Simmons in 1974 became the first Black woman to graduate form the University of New Mexico School of Law.

The upcoming WPKN move to Bijou Square in downtown Bridgeport is a big deal for the station and a big deal for the downtown, too.