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 9, 2025
Gabriel Summer Institute helps high school students uncover their roots
The VCU program explored Richmond’s Black history and taught genealogy research skills.
May 19, 2025
African American studies professor Adam Ewing earns National Humanities Center fellowship
He will spend the upcoming academic year working on his book about 20th-century pan-Africanism.
April 24, 2025
Undergraduates flex their comics creativity in VCU’s Graphic Narratives Lab
The initial cohort of students explores visual storytelling and scholarship.