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Royall House Trip 2026
loading slideshow...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 On Friday, September 18, Professor Paula Austin took AABDS majors/minors and students from her Black Women's History in...
View ArticleProfessor Saida Grundy Wins NABJ Award
Congratulations to Professor Saida Grundy for winning the 2026 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Salute to Excellence Award for National Commentary/Essay! Her winning essay is titled...
View ArticleProfessor Joyce Hope-Scott on Chains to Change
To shed light on Black history that is often left out of the dominant narrative during the USA's 250th year post-independence, The Loop Lab and GBH News Rooted have created the series Chains to Change....
View ArticleProfessor Saida Grundy Publishes Piece on Recent Howard Disenrollment
You can read Professor Saida Grundy's new piece on Howard's recent disenrollment of 500 incoming freshmen and the salience of HBCUs for Black youth here.
View ArticleProfessor Saida Grundy’s New Piece Published in The Guardian
On Sunday, Professor Saida Grundy had her piece on the white working class's voting patterns, the American Project, and the "psychological wages of whiteness" published in The Guardian. You can read it...
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Congratulations to Professor Chude-Sokei on Being Awarded the 2026 Teshome H....
We are proud to announce and congratulate Professor Louis Chude-Sokei on being awarded the prestigious 2026 Teshome H. Gabriel Award for Distinguished Research and Scholarship in Africana Studies! For...
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Autumn Knight Recap
On April 9, the African American and Black Diaspora Studies Program hosted performance artist Autumn Knight at the Howard Thurman Center. Her performance, entitled Nothing #35, centered around the...
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Congratulations to AABDS Administrative Manager Cady Steinberg!
We are proud to announce that in recognition of her distinguished service to Boston University, AABDS Administrative Manager Cady Steinberg has been awarded the prestigous 2026 John S. Perkins Award...
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Congratulations to Professor Guillory!
A Big Congratulations to Professor and AABDS Director Margarita Guillory on her promotion from Associate Professor to Professor!
View ArticleProfessor Saida Grundy Publishes Op-Ed to Honor Jesse Jackson
Read this powerful piece in The Guardian written by Sadia Grundy about Jesse Jackson and how his 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns reshaped the Democratic Party. It’s a strong reminder of how his...
View ArticleBlack Love: A Valentine’s Party
Last night, our newly formed, student-led AABDS Focus Group hosted its first event at the AABDS house! In collaboration with SoulAAn and the Students of Caribbean Ancestry (SOCA), students made...
View ArticleAABDS Annual Lecture Recap
Dr. Anthony B. Pinn joined the African American and Black Diaspora Studies Program for a discussion at the Howard Thurman Center. Pinn's lecture, “Between Dr. Dubois and Dr. Dre: Thoughts on the...
View ArticleProfessor Saida Grundy Publishes op-ed in The Guardian
Professor Saida Grundy wrote an op-ed in The Guardian last week on the ICE killing of Renee Good. You can read it here.
View ArticleProfessor Mitchell Featured in BU CAS Arts x Sciences Magazine
"Goodness and decency in a fundamentally violent culture requires deliberate action. It does not happen automatically." Click here to read about Prof. Koritha Mitchell's the feature and learn more...
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AABDS and Howard Thurman Center Identity Series
In a new series on Black Identity co-organized by the Program in African American and Black Diasporic Studies and the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground, a gathering of BU students, community...
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AABDS Major Minor Dinner
Please join the African American and Black Diaspora Studies program on October 30th at 5:30 for our semesterly dinner celebrating our majors and minors! This year we'll have a costume contest! RSVP HERE.
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Black2BU’25 Recap
On Sept. 26th, over 100 AABDS alumni, staff, and current students came together for an evening of music, food, and conversation. Celebrated concurrently with the 50th anniversary of the class of 1975,...
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Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei has been invited to participate in the 15th Annual...
Our very own Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei has been invited to participate in the 15th Annual Gwangju Biennale, the largest art event in Asia. This year's event is entitled Pansori: A Soundscape of the 21st...
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Black2BU’25 Recap
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View ArticleProfessor Saida Grundy publishes op-ed in “The Guardian”
Professor Saida Grundy wrote an op-ed in The Guardian this week on the legacy of Charlie Kirk. You can read it here.
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