WSU African American Studies

The WSU Department of African American Studies in Detroit began after a 1970 student demonstration demanded more black students, faculty, staff, and courses.

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Updated flyer for AFS Open House #afsopenhouse2024

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Please join African American Studies; Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies; Philosophy; and English for a student and faculty reception. We will have pizza and salad! The reception will be held at 5057 Woodward, in the tenth-floor lounge! 🍕🥗

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AFS Open House 9/13/24 12-2p Student center 7th floor commons

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Fall 2024 Semester.

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A statement from #WayneState #AfricanAmericanStudies Faculty in support of our students and condemning university officials' and Wayne State police departments' use of force against them.

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Please join us February 7, 2024 from 1:00p.m. to 2:30p.m. in Manoogian Hall room 91 as Professor Todd Burroughs discusses Mumia Abu-Jamal and Oprah Winfrey comparisons in media and politics. If you can't make it in person, we are also streaming via zoom. See you there!

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Please join us February 21 at 12:30pm in the Bernath Auditorium located in the Adamany Undergraduate Library as our guest speaker Mario Grillo honors his father, Machito! Machito and his afro-cubans laid the foundation for what we now know as Latin dance music. See you there!

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Please join us February 7, 2024 from 1:00p.m. to 2:30p.m. in Manoogian Hall room 91 as Professor Todd Burroughs discusses Mumia Abu-Jamal and Oprah Winfrey comparisons in media and politics. If you can't make it in person, we are also streaming via zoom. See you there!

[WSU African American Studies @afamstudies_wsu]

Please join us February 21 at 12:30pm in the Bernath Auditorium located in the Adamany Undergraduate Library as our guest speaker Mario Grillo honors his father, Machito! Machito and his afro-cubans laid the foundation for what we now know as Latin dance music. See you there!

[WSU African American Studies @afamstudies_wsu]

At a party on August 11th Hip Hop was born, and now is 50 years old!

Wayne State University Prof. David Goldberg in colab with producer Nick Speed as they trace the emergence and development of the most popular genre on Earth.

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UPDATED LOCATION! Room 091 in Manoogian, it's located on the lower level. Hope to see you there!

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Film & Discussion
"Dope Is Death"
Join us Wednesday, November 2nd to get involved in the conversation about revolutionary healthcare, detox movement and Mutulu's incarceration.
Patrich Auditorium, Wayne State Law @6PM
An event you won't want to miss!

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Film & Discussion
"Dope Is Death"
Join us Wednesday, November 2nd to get involved in the conversation about revolutionary healthcare, detox movement and Mutulu's incarceration.
Patrich Auditorium, Wayne State Law @6PM
An event you won't want to miss!

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@WSUOMSE Has Black History Month events coming up!

Check out the calendar to see what's happening this week.

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@afamstudies_wsu @WSU_COM @dgoldber72 for upcoming Black history month lectures as well!

[WSU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program @GSW_WSU]

The GSW program is excited to offer the cross-listed GSW 2570: Black Women Writers with Dr. Valerie Sweeney Prince. Course meets with AFS 3500.
You can still register: https://t.co/R1vxuHq580
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Registration has opened for the Fall 2021 semester! Be sure to check out offerings in the Department of African American Studies.

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Dr. Joy James will present how Black/Captive Maternals attempt to stabilize racial/colonial democracy while fighting for its transformation.

To read more about this event and RSVP, please visit https://t.co/oOghgcsfkH

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Join us for an Evening of Poetry with Activist/Scholar, Kresge Foundation Eminent Artist-2019, Dr. Gloria House regarding the aesthetic, political, and historic issues evoked through the poems.

Please RSVP at https://t.co/1RygCC8tUP.

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