UConn Africana Studies Institute

UConn's Africana Studies Institute educates its community about the important historical and cultural contributions of people of African descent.

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

A legacy of care among Black Americans  https://t.co/UlGg5CRiuO via @The Daily Campus. @Mgranbee

[UConn Archives @UConnArchives]

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth we are highlighting the the Black student sit-in @ Wilbur Cross #Library on the #UConn Storrs campus in 1974. The #archives will host the #exhibition "Please Respond Personally" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this #activism on March 11th

[Marketa, Ph.D. @DrMBurnett]

We had the BEST guest speaker today in my Black Families course! We learned all about the children’s book writing process, how developmental scientists can expand their reach, and how sugar and butter is the ONLY way to eat grits. (Okay that last one is still up for debate 😂)

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

@UCHI_UConn Fellow, Martine Granby, who is jointly appointed with Africana Studies & @UConnJournalism will be giving a talk on 2/28, 12:15 pm "Familial Archives and a Black American Legacy of Care"
https://t.co/ijjcFilAKr

[Marketa, Ph.D. @DrMBurnett]

Loved chatting with @MindShiftKQED about Black girls’ belonging in schools! @BrookeEdu dropped some gems so make sure to check it out! 💫

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

Don’t miss this event!!

[UConn Humanities @UCHI_UConn]

Today!! Join us at 3:30pm for Evelyn Simien's (@AFRAUConn, @UConnWGSS) faculty research talk on her book project: "The Last Shall Be First: Historic Candidates in U.S. Elections." https://t.co/5r9iWjZVlK

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin to Receive the Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success from the American Chemical Society https://t.co/ptx044w6sn

[Marketa, Ph.D. @DrMBurnett]

New professor on the block!

Year 1 on the tenure track! Stay tuned for my updates on adjusting to the New England winters and losing access to my kitchen drawer of plastic grocery bags (IYKYK) . 😂

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

Congratulations Dr. Laurencin!

Regenerative Engineering Pioneer Professor Cato T. Laurencin Named 2023 Inventor of the Year https://t.co/xiUnw78T1q

[UConn HDFS @UConnHDFS]

Prof Marketa Burnett, one of our newest assistant professors jointly appointed with the Africana Studies Institute, is our August Faculty Spotlight! Learn more about her here: https://t.co/WNbiTBpg9Z

@UConnCLAS @AFRAUConn

[Marketa, Ph.D. @DrMBurnett]

🚨New Pub Alert 🚨

In this paper, we argue that gendered racial stereotypes are an underlying motivational mechanism that shapes Black girls’ STEM identity and persistence. We also highlight the need to participate in more theoretical integrations across disciplines!

[@pdjeliclark.bsky.social @pdjeliclark]

Cat's out the bag. Excited to announce I have a story in an upcoming anthology of Black Horror edited by THEE Jordan Peele and out from Monkeypaw Productions--joining writers like Tananarive Due, Maurice Broaddus, NK Jemisin, and more. Out in Spooktober but Pre-Order now!

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

@ProfOgbar discussed the celebration of #Juneteenth and the golden anniversary of Hip Hop with UConn Today
https://t.co/SntpEbPFbF

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

@ProfDJGabriel appeared recently on @WFSBnews to discuss how he teaches UConn students about #Juneteenth2023

Educators and parents share how they teach about Juneteenth
@UConnHistory
https://t.co/1yTxgsIjgi

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

UConn study regrows bone using a biodegradable implant https://t.co/HmHpEo9rWb via @insider_ct

[UConn Humanities @UCHI_UConn]

We're excited to announce that after this past year's success, we are expanding our undergraduate fellows porgram! Next year we will be welcoming four undergrad fellows: Breanna Bonner, Annabelle Bergstrom, Brent Freed, and Nathan Howard! More info below:

https://t.co/4fv7EZ6aRu

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

Congratulations, Professor Granby!!

[UConn Humanities @UCHI_UConn]

We're happy to welcome Martine Granby (@UConnJournalism and @AFRAUConn) as our Faculty of Color Working Group Fellow for next year! While at UCHI she'll be working on her film "Ten Seconds of Sugar," a personal essay documentary about mental health and intergenerational care!

[UConn Africana Studies Institute @AFRAUConn]

@ProfOgbar @BNBuzz @BasicBooks @NMAAHC @SchomburgCenter @amhistorymuseum @UConn @UConnResearch @UConnCLAS @UCHI_UConn @AtlantaFX @urbaninstitute @Morehouse Congratulations!

[Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar @ProfOgbar]

I’m wildly excited to announce that my forthcoming book, “America’s
Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy,” has a release date! Use 25% off discount code “preorder25” until 4/28 at https://t.co/2W3pbO3Ax8 @BNBuzz @BasicBooks

[UConn Humanities @UCHI_UConn]

Congratulations again to @MarthaCutter from @UConnEnglish whose book "The Many Resuractions of Henry Box Brown" (@PennPress) which received an honorable mention from the award committee! More info about the book and the committee's comments linked below!

https://t.co/uR7TkLEIqI