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Senior Lecturer of Africana Studies and Linguistics Iyabo F. Osiapem teaches a class on Rastafari.

The two-day event, planned for March 17-18, will feature a keynote address by Lester Spence, associate professor of political science and Africana studies at Johns Hopkins University.

This recurring feature highlights faculty members from Â鶹Æƽâ°æ who are quoted in the national and international media.

Eddy Harris, Â鶹Æƽâ°æ’s 1939 Artist in Residence, shows a different perspective of a seemingly familiar world.

The Daily Work of Justice series aims to explore social justice issues by having people share their lived experiences

Angela Rye, CEO of IMPACT Strategies and political commentator and analyst for CNN and NPR, will be the keynote speaker at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration program.

The Nov. 29 event was sponsored by Â鶹Æƽâ°æ's Institute for Historical Biology, the Africana Studies Program and the university’s Department of Anthropology.

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) announces AFST alumni Justin G. Reid as the new director of African American Programs.

On July 17, Â鶹Æƽâ°æ will welcome 25 of Africa’s brightest, emerging civic leaders for 15 days of leadership training, public policy seminars and mentorship and collaboration with local faculty and community members.