Past Events

Past Events

Book Talk with Karma Frierson: Local Color and Blackness in Veracruz, Mexico

Join the African & African American Studies Department for a book talk with Dr. Karma Frierson exploring Blackness, cultural expression, and Afro-Caribbean heritage in Veracruz, Mexico.
McMillan Cafe

Baldwin-Buckley Debate at Cambridge Union, 1965

This event is sponsored/ cosponsored by the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity, the James Baldwin Review, the Department of African and African American Studies, the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, the Center for the Humanities, and the WashU School of Law.

Belonging in Opera is presented by the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Washington University’s Department of Music.

Seigle Hall, Room 208 | Washington University, Danforth Campus

The Race & Ethnicity Study Group, CRE2: Adéyemi Doss, Belonging Nowhere: Navigating Loss and Memory in Urban Black Male Lives

The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity at WashU welcomes faculty and graduate students from all St. Louis area campuses interested in race and ethnicity as categories of analysis in a broad variety of transdisciplinary contemporary and historical cultural studies work.

Event Location TBD

Raven Maragh-Lloyd Presents at the A&S Research Innovation Showcase

Join us in supporting our faculty member, Raven Maragh-Lloyd, as she presents at this year’s A&S Research Innovation Showcase!
Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall

Robert L Williams Lecture, Psychological & Brain Sciences: Gloria Ladson-Billings, What in the World are We Thinking? The Place of Culture in Learning

The Department of African & African American Studies invites our students, faculty, and community members to attend this year’s Robert L. Williams Lecture, hosted by the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.
Wilson Hall, Room 214 | Washington University Danforth Campus

The Race & Ethnicity Study Group, CRE2: Donavan Ramon, Keeping It Real: Black Men, Fight Scenes and Self Making

The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity at WashU welcomes faculty and graduate students from all St. Louis area campuses interested in race and ethnicity as categories of analysis in a broad variety of transdisciplinary contemporary and historical cultural studies work.

More details coming soon!
Location TBD

Book Talk with Samuel Shearer: Kilgali A New City for the End of the World

Join University Libraries for a faculty book talk featuring AFAS professor, Dr. Samuel Shearer, who will discuss his new book on the transformation of Kigali and the global implications of sustainable urbanism.

RSVP Required -- See Below
Wilson Hall 214

Africa's Past, Present, and Future: Perspective from an African Diplomat

Join the Department of African and African American Studies for an engaging talk with Dr. Koang Tutlam Dung, a distinguished African diplomat and medical doctor, as he shares insights on Africa’s evolving role in global affairs.
Simon 1

The James Baldwin Lecture - Achieving Our Country: Baldwin and U.S. Politics Today

Save the Date!
Emerson Auditorium | Washington University

Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT

Join us for a roundtable with Adrienne Davis, Robert Chang, and Anthony Farley as they reflect on Derrick Bell’s legacy and the future of Critical Race Theory.
Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (A-B Hall, Room 310)

Anti-Haitianism, Statelessness, and Religious Practice in The Bahamas

Join the African and African American Studies and Anthropology departments for a talk led by Dr. Bertin M. Louis, Professor of Anthropology and African and African American Studies at the University of Kentucky. A light reception will follow the event.
McMillan Hall G052

Religion and Politics: A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates

The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics is pleased to host a special Danforth Distinguished Lecture featuring award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Ta-Nehisi Coates holds the Sterling Brown Endowed Chair at Howard University in the English department. His bestselling books include The Water Dancer, The Message, and 2015 National Book Award winner, Between the World and Me.

Elizabeth Hinton, Yale Professor of History, African American Studies, and Law, will join Coates on stage for this wide-ranging public conversation. Hinton’s research focuses on the persistence of poverty, racial inequality, and urban violence in the 20th century United States.

Graham Chapel

Religion and Politics: A Book Talk with Elizabeth Hinton and Douglas Flowe - America on Fire

Douglas Flowe (WashU History) discusses the recent book, America on Fire, with the author.

Umrath Lounge

Global Black Studies Graduate Certificate Launch

Join us in celebrating the launch of the Global Black Studies Graduate Certificate, an exciting new interdisciplinary program that highlights critical inquiries into the global dimensions of Black experiences, politics, and cultural expressions.
Washington University Danforth Campus | Seigle Hall, Room 109

AFAS Senior Seminar Showcase

Join the African & African American Studies senior majors as they present their senior capstone projects to the department, friends, and family.
Come learn about the hard work of our seniors and discover the projects they have developed throughout the year.
Seigle 301