Why African American Studies?
Our curriculum helps students learn how to define, measure, interpret and validate Black experiences. Graduates leave us ready to think and to act in order to solve the unstructured problems that confront Black communities.
Learn more about the value of a degree in African American studies.
News
July 1, 2024
Shawn O. Utsey appointed chair of AFAM
June 17, 2024
Beyond the fab and the fun, the ballroom scene has deep meaning with deep roots
VCU scholar Julian Kevon Kamilah Glover shares insight, including from her personal journey, into an American cultural force that has crossed the globe.
May 2, 2024
Mellon Foundation grants will help VCU professors launch Richmond Freedom School
Elizabeth Canfield, Ph.D., with the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, and Mignonne Guy, Ph.D., with the Department of African American Studies, are developing a new program for the Richmond community.