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Skip to contentDepartment of African and African-American StudiesMenu Close Search Undergraduate ProgramOur PeopleResearch & InitiativesResourcesAFAS Faculty Budget RequestAlumni News & UpdatesFaculty News & UpdatesAfrican Oral HistoryLet your curiosity lead the way:Apply TodayHomeUpcoming EventsRecent NewsContact UsOur Courses Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies in A&SFaculty, Awards and NotablesCongratulations to AFAS Professor, Bronwyn Nichols Lodato, on the release of her new book3.13.24Faculty, Awards and Notables, ResearchAfrican American Studies Professor, Dr. Raven Lloyd, Publishes First Book 3.13.24Faculty, Awards and NotablesAFAS Lecturer, Zachary Manditch-Prottas, releases new publication in MELUS12.8.23Faculty, UndergraduateClass Highlight - St. Louis Black History, Culture and Civic EngagementLynne Jackson speaks to AFAS students about her great-great-grandfather, Dred Scott. 11.20.23Undergraduate, Awards and NotablesClass Acts: Kai RadfordDanforth Scholar to work with St. Louis foster children5.11.23Faculty, Awards and Notables, Research‘The battle for memory’: Mustakeem on the intertwining histories of race and medicineSowande M. Mustakeem, in Arts & Sciences, discusses her seminar “Medicine, Healing and Experimentation in the Contours of Black History” and the importance of grappling with traumatic history.4.26.23Faculty, Awards and NotablesJean Allman: New Member Elected in 2023 American Academy of Arts & SciencesJean Allman is AFAS&＃039;s newly elected member of the American Academic of Arts & Sciences! She is the third AFAS faculty to join this prestigious honorary society, the others being Gerald Early and John Baugh.4.19.23Faculty, Undergraduate, ResearchWashU faculty seek student partners in new Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Action Research LabThe WU-CRRJ Action Research Lab led by Professors Cunningham and Ward will engage WashU undergraduate and graduate students in field research needed to investigate racially-motivated homicides in Missouri (1930-1954) in support of case investigations and restorative justice efforts led by teams of law faculty and students in the award-winning Civil Rights and Restorative Justice (CRRJ) Clinic at Northeastern University Law School.12.15.22Faculty, Undergraduate, ResearchBones in our Basement: WU re-evaluates its acquisition of human remainsWashU’s osteology collection still contains specimens from nearly 1800 individuals from St. Louis and wider Missouri, many of them African Americans, who probably never consented to being collected for use in research and teaching. 12.9.22Faculty, Undergraduate, ResearchMemory studies beyond the classroomA new StudioLab graduate course explores trauma and memory in community spaces beyond campus.12.5.22Undergraduate, Awards and Notables, ResearchAFAS major uses Summer Research Award to Promote the Visibility of Black Women’s Stories in Rural MississippiIn the research and film project, “Mississippi Mud: Visibility for Black Women’s Stories in Rural Mississippi,” AFAS major Leandrea Clay uses oral histories, archival materials, photographs, and other sources to share the stories of three generations of women in her hometown of Centreville, Mississippi.12.2.22AlumniAFAS Alum &＃039;21 Tyrin Truong becomes youngest mayor-elect of hometown of Bogalusa, LouisianaAs a previous member of the University’s Student Union (SU), Truong served as both Speaker of the Senate and as Student Body President. With a double major in African American Studies and Political Science, Truong currently works as Policy Director at the Urban League Of Louisiana, and is set to transition to Bogalusa City Hall in January of next year.11.30.22FacultyAs the right fights the teaching of race, a new AP course expands it"A tug of war over disrupting or conserving social arrangements has long buffeted schools." Dr. Michelle Purdy writes for the Washington Post Made by History series, a special series on academic freedom sponsored by PEN America.11.21.22Faculty, ResearchMedical, scientific racism revealed in century-old plaque from Black man’s teethAnalysis opens new avenues for studying diseases of the past, will raise standards of working with racially sensitive collections, experts say.11.6.22Faculty, ResearchSomething in the waterResearchers in Arts & Sciences examine environmental injustice along waterways, shifting the current toward a more equitable future.11.2.22FacultyUnited Way Volunteer Spotlight: Wilmetta Toliver-DialloWilmetta Toliver-Diallo, ​Assistant Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences and Senior Lecturer in African and African-American Studies, is recognized by the United Way for nearly a decade of volunteering and advocating for youth in foster care. 10.15.22Faculty, ResearchWashU faculty look to advance scholarship on legacies of racial violenceIn an effort to advance research and policy addressing legacies of racial violence, three Washington University faculty members — David Cunningham, Hedwig Lee and Geoff Ward — have co-edited a special issue of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.8.24.21Faculty, ResearchRafia Zafar guest edits African American Review’s special issue on Arturo Alfonso SchomburgThis special issue of African American Review remembers, recharges, and reimagines the legacy of Afro-Borinqueño visionary Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.8.24.21Faculty, ResearchMaragh-Lloyd Spotlighted in the Journal of Cinema and Media StudiesIn this interview with JCMS Professor Maragh-Lloyd discusses the nuances of race, resistance, and technology.8.2.21Undergraduate, Awards and NotablesSwahili students win U.S. Department of State ScholarshipsThe Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a competitive and intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American university students to study one of fifteen critical languages.6.17.21Faculty, Awards and NotablesAfrican American Review Special Schomburg IssueProfessor Rafia Zafar guest edits the African American Review&＃039;s special issue featuring Arturo Schomburg.6.11.21Faculty, Undergraduate, Research, AlumniAFAS faculty help lead WashU & Slavery, a new initiative in CRE2Several AFAS faculty are helping to lead Washington University&＃039;s participation in Universities Studying Slavery, a global consortium of nearly eighty universities across five countries engaged in examining how their institutional histories are entangled with histories and legacies of slavery. The project, WashU & Slavery, is based in the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2).5.11.21Job PostingsApplications Now Open for Black Digital Media Studies Tenure-Track Professor2.23.21National Milestones in Linguistics and Scientific ResearchThis year Professor Baugh found himself elected to two luminary academic positions.12.23.20Faculty, Awards and NotablesMuch Respect for "Recipes for Respect"Professor Zafar keeps a busy schedule as folks just can&＃039;t get enough of her 2019 book.12.23.20Faculty, Awards and NotablesMutonya listed among Top 100 Kenyans of 2020In 2020 Professor Mutonya received international recognition for his use of sociolinguistic methods that focus on the interests of marginalized speech communities.12.23.20UndergraduateCollege and COVID-19Two AFAS majors share their experiences of being in college during a pandemic.12.23.20FacultyRomance in Marseille named one of 10 best books of 2020Buried in the archive for nearly ninety years, Professor Maxwell&＃039;s edition helps to breathe new life into Harlem Renaissance literature.12.23.20Faculty, Awards and NotablesAFAS Honors the Memory of Professor Garrett Albert DuncanThe Department of African & African American Studies mourns the tremendous loss of Professor Garrett Albert Duncan (Feb 1, 1961 - Dec 8, 2020)12.9.20Statement on Anti-Black Violence and a Global Pandemic6.15.20Faculty, Awards and Notables, ResearchProfessor Mutonya Awarded Carnegie African Diaspora FellowshipThis interdisciplinary project involves graduate training and research focusing on the intersections of language, migration, urban settlement, and identity construction within enclaves of African immigrants residing in Nairobi.4.20.20Undergraduate, Awards and NotablesSwahili students win U.S. Department of State ScholarshipsThe Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a competitive and intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American university students to study one of fifteen critical languages.4.2.20Faculty, Awards and NotablesProfessor Sowande&＃039; Mustakeem receives the Dred Scott Freedom AwardThe Dred Scott Heritage Foundation has named AFAS and History Professor Sowande&＃039; Mustakeem the recipient of its 2020 Dred Scott Freedom Award for her multiple award winning book Slavery at Sea. 1.15.20FacultyUCollege Spotlight on Zachary Manditch-Prottas for Summer CourseImpressed by the clear draw his Summer course had for students, the University College Summer School program has chosen to feature the Department of African & African-American Studies Postdoctoral Fellow, Zachary Manditch-Prottas and his course "James Baldwin: Life, Letter, Legacy" for their Faculty Spotlight. 9.16.19Faculty, Awards and NotablesRafia Zafar partners with St. Louis Metro Market&＃039;s "Food Bus" on Community Cookbook ProjectProfessor Rafia Zafar is collaborating with the St. Louis Metro Market "Food Bus" and other partners to develop a Community Cookbook Project with support from The Luminary&＃039;s Futures-Fund grant program.9.4.19Search all news Search CategoriesFacultyJob PostingsUndergraduateAwards and NotablesResearchAlumniBack Results for: Awards and Notables3.13.24Congratulations to AFAS Professor, Bronwyn Nichols Lodato, on the release of her new book3.13.24African American Studies Professor, Dr. Raven Lloyd, Publishes First Book 12.8.23AFAS Lecturer, Zachary Manditch-Prottas, releases new publication in MELUS5.11.23Class Acts: Kai Radford4.26.23‘The battle for memory’: Mustakeem on the intertwining histories of race and medicine4.19.23Jean Allman: New Member Elected in 2023 American Academy of Arts & Sciences2.7.23Cunningham and Ward share Mellon Foundation grant for project on the virality of racial terror12.2.22AFAS major uses Summer Research Award to Promote the Visibility of Black Women’s Stories in Rural Mississippi11.16.22AFAS Minor Ephraim Oyetunji was one of two WashU finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship11.14.22AFAS Professor Geoff Ward receives 2022 Dean’s Award for Diversity Advancement11.7.22Braude, Green, and Mustakeem win Emerson awards for teaching6.17.21Swahili students win U.S. Department of State Scholarships6.11.21African American Review Special Schomburg Issue12.23.20Manditch-Prottas named 2020 Crompton-Noll Prize winner for Best Article12.23.20Much Respect for "Recipes for Respect"12.23.20Mutonya listed among Top 100 Kenyans of 202012.9.20AFAS Honors the Memory of Professor Garrett Albert Duncan8.17.20Tribute to Robert Williams4.20.20Professor Mutonya Awarded Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship4.2.20Swahili students win U.S. Department of State Scholarships3.27.20AFAS Majors Join the 28th Cohort of Mellon Mays Fellows1.15.20Professor Sowande&＃039; Mustakeem receives the Dred Scott Freedom Award9.4.19Rafia Zafar partners with St. Louis Metro Market&＃039;s "Food Bus" on Community Cookbook Project4.23.19City Academy Graduate Stephanie Briggs Wins 2019 Alumni Award4.18.19AFAS Junior Daelen Morris named Schomberg-Mellon Humanities Institute Fellow4.18.19AFAS Students elected to WashU Student Union2.18.19Geoff Ward wins 2019 W.E.B. Du Bois Award1.17.19Monique Bedasse receives Wesley-Logan Prize in African diaspora history6.14.18Ron Himes receives Theatre Practitioner Award from the Theatre Communications Group6.11.18Assistant Dean Wilmetta Toliver-Diallo selected to be in the 2018-2019 class of Leadership St. Louis4.23.18Monique Bedasse receives black studies book award3.30.18Benjamin Akande to lead Africa initiative at Washington Universitykeep up with the latest For more news from African and African American Studies, subscribe to our email newsletter, Gideon's Band.  contact us to subscribeQuick LinksResourcesEventsOur PeopleContactAdditional information Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies in A&SCopyright 2024 by:Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. LouisFollow Us Facebook Twitter Contact Us: African and African-American Studies [email protected] Visit the main Washington University in St. Louis website1 Brookings Drive / St. Louis, MO 63130 / wustl.edu