Events

Black Owned: HBCUs, the Black Church, & The Divine Nine

Date: Thursday, Mar 26, 2026

The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Lisa Winn Bryan in the Richmond Public Library's Auditorium Room at 6PM. Please check our Facebook page for a livestream link if you aren't able to attend in person!

Community Lecture Series, Film Screening: "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat"

Date: Thursday, Apr 2, 2026

Join the Department of African American Studies for a showing of the documentary Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat. The film follows the story of the protest against the murder of Congolese independence leader and Pan-Africanist Patrice Lumumba, as led by Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach.

VCU Well Project Updates: Memorializations and Internment

Date: Thursday, Apr 9, 2026

Join the Department of African American Studies as we welcome Stephen Davenport and members of the VCU Well Project staff. The team will discuss progress made in the memorialization and internment of the individuals whose remains were discovered in the East Marshall Street Well.

Annual Events

Our department hosts several regular events throughout the year, including our Gabriel Summer Institute. Please view below for links on our annual events as they are developed!

Gabriel Summer Scholars Institute

VCU’s Department of African American Studies hosts a weeklong day camp for high school students. The theme student will explore in the 2026 session is "Waterways to Lifeways: Genealogy, Geography, Environment". Please see the page on the Institute for further details.

Community Lecture Series

The Department of African American Studies hosts weekly lectures in the Richmond Public Library's Auditorium room, held every Thursday at 6pm. Please view the Community Lecture Calendar for more information! An ADA accessible list of events is available within the AFAM Events Calendar, where all of the department's events are listed.