Congratulations to Dr. Charles Becknell, Jr. for the publication of his book, A CRITICAL RACE ANALYSIS OF BLACK STUDIES IN THE POST CIVIL RIGHTS ERA. A substantial body of research exists on the…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will be in Santa Fe on the 28th of September. Student tickets are only $3! For further details, click here.

Africana Studies is proud to present our first student chartered organization: Africana Leadership Opportunity Team (ALOT). ALOT focuses on three core strengths to achieving academic excellence: lead…

 Please join us in welcoming Fulbright Fellow, Abdelbaset Haridy, to UNM and Africana Studies! Baset Haridy graduated from Cairo University where he studied Arabic. He will assist Dr. Mohamed Ali…

Established with the generous support of the University of New Mexico’s Division for Equity and Inclusion, The Office of the Provost, the Africana Studies’ Distinguished Speaker Series was…

Less than 5 percent of the 11.5 million Africans wrenched into slavery ended up in the United States.  As America celebrates Hispano Heritage Month, Africana Studies wanted all to reflect on…

The world lost three great people yesterday, October 5, 2011.

 Reverend Fred Shuttleworth: was a U.S. civil rights activist who led the fight against segregation and other forms of racism as a mi…

Are you interested in majoring in Africana Studies? Maybe a minor? Come by our open house to find out! Friday, November 4th from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. We are located in Mesa Vista Hall, room 4023.&#…

  Sign up for AFST 397 Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Charles Becknell, Sr. and AFST 453 African American Art with Mr. Ben Hazard! To view flyers, click here.

Join us for a discussion moderated by UNM Africana Studies instructor, Ben Hazard.

Ben Hazard holds a Master’s Degree of Art from the University of California, Berkeley and as an artist, Hazard …

For over 25 years, the UNM Africana Studies Program has hosted a brunch ushering in Black History Month Reflections for all of Albuquerque.  This has traditionally been the first major UNM sponso…