AFAM Founder's Day

The flyer for the Department of African American Studies' Founder's Day
Flyer advertising the Department of African American Studies' Founder's Day

Date: Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

Start time: 6:00 p.m.

End time: 8:00 p.m.

Location: Richmond Salons III & IV

Audience: Open to invitees.

Join the Department of African American Studies as we celebrate the student activists, organizers, and community builders who fought for the creation of the AFAM program here at VCU! The event will feature a performance by the Black Awakening Choir and an inaugural screening of a documentary on the lives and work of our founders. Food will be provided!

Sponsor(s): The Department of African American Studies

Event contact: Christian Thompson, thompsonc19@vcu.edu