Blackness in Music and Politics in Brazil May 2, 2-3:30pm Dr. Jaqueline Lima Santos is a research consultant at Geledés, Institute of the Black Woman (Instituto da Mulher Negra). She has a PhD in Social Anthropology from the State University … Continue Reading »
Event | Writing for Racial Equity
Please join us on March 16th for a discussion and book signing with John Haydon, author of I Was Wrong, But We Can Make It Right: Achieving Racial Equity. Please see the flyer for details. Hope to see you there!… Continue Reading »
Event | Embody. Embrace. The Black Youth Experience
Join us on March 8th @ 11:30 am CDT on International Women’s Day for a virtual discussion on the lived experience of Black youth immigrants and refugees. The event is sponsored by The Links, Incorporated, and co-sponsored by UWM’s Department … Continue Reading »
Congratulations to the Winners of UWM’s 2022 Black History Month Essay Contest!
The Department of African and African Diaspora Studies and the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion thank all of the students who submitted entries for our first Black History Month essay contest about what Black History Means to them! The … Continue Reading »
Video: Chancellor Mark Mone’s Book Club with Sandra Jones
Chancellor Mark Mone invited AADS Lecturer Dr. Sandra Jones to discuss her new book, Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville, on February 11, 2022. View the full conversation here: Source: https://uwm.edu/chancellor/video-chancellors-book-club-with-sandra-jones/?fbclid=IwAR1rQac_a8-2RLFYZHbKgQf6vOho9TAtcGqDM88JhhDElgXU0XIrMCk8ch8… Continue Reading »
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022
Upcoming AADS sponsored and co-sponsored events in honor of Black History Month 2022: Atlantique (Atlantis) | 2022 Festival of Films in French Friday, Feb. 18 @ 7 p.m. // Sunday, Feb. 20 @ 4 p.m. Click here to watch the … Continue Reading »
Graduate Student Panel | African History is Black History
Please join us next Friday, February 4, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. CDT for our first Black History Month event titled, “African History is Black History,” sponsored by the UWM Department of African and African Diaspora Studies and the African Studies Forum. Please … Continue Reading »
Black History Month Essay Contest
The Department of African and African Diasopra Studies and the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UWM are sponsoring an essay contest for grades 2-12 for Black History Month. The theme is “What does Black History Mean to Me?”… Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Dalila Negreiros For Passing Her Dissertation Defense!
Congratulations to Dalila Negreiros for a wonderful and successful dissertation defense! On Friday, December 10, 2021, Dalila defended her dissertation titled, Institutional Quilombos? Black Studies in Brazil and the United States, which explores how Black Studies centers and departments in Brazil and the United … Continue Reading »
“Hope” A Blackish Film Screening, Thursday, December 9th, 6-8 pm
The Africology Now club invites you to join them this Thursday for a screening of Black-ish’s episode, “Hope.” The event is free and open to all UWM Students. The screening will be held from 6-8pm CDT in Lubar Hall S165, … Continue Reading »