Congratulations to AADS Alumna Teonna Cooksey on being awared a Rising Star Award by the Sierra Club of Wisconsin.… Continue Reading »
AADS Webinar | The Rise and Fall of Black Milwaukee’s Middle Class
Join us Friday, March 5th at 12:30 pm central time for a special webinar presentation from Sheila Cochran and Dr. Michael Rosen in a discussion about the rise and fall of Black Milwaukee’s Blue Collar Middle Class. The event will hosted via Zoom and streamed live to our department’s Facebook page. Free registration required to join via Zoom: Click here to register.… Continue Reading »
Webinar | Black Political Mobilization with Guest Speaker, Maya Neal
How Social Media has Transformed Disease-Related Conspiracy Theories in Southern Africa
UWM African and African Diaspora Studies Chair, Dr. Anika Wilson, will present at the IU Folklore & Ethnomusicology’s Spring 2021 Colloquium Series at Indiana University on how Social Media has transformed disease-related conspiracy theories in southern Africa. Note, this event is open only to the Indiana University community and will take place on February 26 @ 3:30 pm via Zoom.… Continue Reading »
Black Political Mobilization in Milwaukee
Join us for the 6th session in our congoing webinar series, “Black History and Black Activism in Brazil and the US.” This webinar session will focus on Black political mobilization in Brazil and will feature guest speaker, Maya McCarthy Neal, political manager at Leaders Igniting Transformation. and UWM alum. Registration is free and open to the public. Click here to register.… Continue Reading »
Student Org Highlight – Africology NOW at UWM
AADS Minor Receives UWM’s Senior Excellence in Research Award
The Department of African and African Diaspora Studies congratulates AADS Minor Paul Newcomb for receiving the 2020-21 Senior Excellence in Research Award (SERA). Newcomb worked on the Encyclopedia of Milwaukee project, recording interviews with people from immigrant rights activist groups … Continue Reading »
Black History Month Events 2021 at UW-Oshkosh
To view upcoming Black History Month Events at UW-Oshkosh, please visit: https://uwosh.edu/africanamericanstudies/bhm/uwo.osh/bhm Questions? Please email Chair of UW-Oshkosh’s African American Studies Program, Dr. Alphonso Simpson at simpsona@uwosh.edu. Black History Mont… Continue Reading »