Join us April 8th, 2021 @ 2:00 pm (cst) for a webinar Q&A with Rick Banks, Co-Founder & Executive Director of MKE Black, Inc. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required to join via zoom … Continue Reading »
Recording | “Black Feminism and Mobilization in Brazil,” with Dr. Fernanda Barros dos Santos
Who Ordered the Assassination Of Marielle and Others?
Fall 2020 Dean’s Honors List
The Department of African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) would like to congratulate the following students for their academic success and excellence. Listed below are AADS majors and minors who have earned a place on the Dean’s Honors List for … Continue Reading »
Black Feminism and Mobilization in Brazil
Please join us on Thursday, March 18, 2021 @ 2:00 pm CT for a webinar event titled,“Black Feminism and Mobilization in Brazil,” with guest speaker Dr. Fernanda Barros dos Santos. Click here to register. … Continue Reading »
AADS Alumna Receives Rising Star Award by the Sierra Club of Wisconsin
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 »