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
March 15, 2024
In new book, Daryl Cumber Dance chronicles her ties to revered author and VCU colleague Paule Marshall
Photo memoir by retired English professor documents a friendship and legacy that the ‘truth warriors’ nurtured for decades.
Feb. 13, 2024
Ram romances: Their first (and second) impressions were way off, but Kimberley Neal-Helt and Jacob Helt found their way to happy ‘havoc’
VCU alums from 2015 and 2016 overcame mixed messages – and a rocky first date – and eventually tied the knot where they met.
Dec. 13, 2023
Class of 2023: Tarazha Jenkins embraces the power of three majors
Jenkins nurtures a passion for politics and communications that already has given her Capitol Hill and media experience.