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Mignonne Guy to speak at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 52nd Annual Legislative Conference

Sept. 21, 2023

Mignonne Guy, Phd., Associate Professor of African American Studies, will speak at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 52nd Annual Legislative Conference in partnership with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

Mignonne Guy to serve on CDC's Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health

Sept. 12, 2023

Mignonne Guy, Ph.D., chair of the Department of African American Studies, has been invited to serve on the CDC's Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health.

Department of African American Studies celebrates recipients of the 2023 Black History in the Making award

March 2, 2023

On February 28, the Department of African American Studies hosted a ceremony and reception honoring the 2023 Black History in the Making award (photo credit: LA Ricks)

AFAM 499 students share their capstone projects

Dec. 13, 2022

Black farming and gardening; the role of churches in Black communities; Black women, hip hop, and Afrofuturism. These are a few of the diverse topics that African American Studies students tackled for their senior capstone projects in 2022.

New curated Instagram account focuses on depictions of Black girls and women in the media

Nov. 17, 2022

A team led by African American Studies Professor Grace D. Gipson, PhD has launched Black Girl Magic in Media (@blackgirlmagicinmedia), an Instagram account described as a "curated site that shows the vast, creative representations of Black girls and women in media."

Statement on Buffalo massacre

May 17, 2022

We stand in solidarity with the collective efforts of our local community and nationwide grassroots movements that continue the fight against acts of domestic terrorism fueled by white supremacy that now includes attacks on 13 people.

Students surprised with special Zoom guest from the show ‘P-Valley’

May 5, 2022

Cherokee Hall shares her experiences with students who are taking a course that explores the Black female voice in television and blends pop culture with real-world issues and problems.

VCU researcher awarded three-year grant for tobacco investigation

April 11, 2022

The study will be the first of its kind to develop an equity-centered road map focused on eliminating tobacco-related inequities among Black tobacco users.

VCU community comes together to celebrate Black History in the Making recipients

April 8, 2022

Every year, departments and units across VCU are invited to select exceptional Black studies for the award.

The Department of African American Studies initiated the process to rename its building, formerly Harrison House, in January 2020. (University Marketing)

Gabriel’s House: African American Studies building renamed in honor of leader of planned slave revolt

March 22, 2022

‘We honor Gabriel for his courage in pursuing the unfinished work of Black liberation, and as a true hero of Virginia.’