On January 31, 2012, Dr. Nancy Lopez and Dr. Jamal Martin were the featured speakers at the College of Education's Language, Literacy, & Sociocultural Studies Gradu…

Prof. Alfred Dennis Mathewson will speak at the University of Mississippi School of Law on March 2, 2012.  He will present at the Mississippi Sports Law Review Symposium Symposium entitled "The B…

Diversity Mavens of the UNM Health Sciences Center will present their Black History Month Brown Bag Seminar Series of UNM's "Home Grown" Talent.  Dr. Jamal Martin will be their featured speaker o…

Africana Studies professors have been the invited guests at  Central New Mexico's Brown Bag Lecture Series for Black History Month.

 Dr. Charles E. Becknell, Jr., spoke as the inaugural spea…

How can WE TRANSFORM UNM? 

How can we understand past mistakes and work together to create a safe and inclusive campus?

On February 20, 2012 from 5-8:00 p.m. go to SUB Lobo A & B for free food …

Prof. Alfred Dennis Mathewson will be the keynote speaker for  the 2012 African American/Black History  Month Luncheon at Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico on February 21, 20…

Africana Studies invites you to attend an evening with nationally acclaimed, award-winning playwright and actor, Daniel Beaty!  This actor, singer and composer, has performed around the world, i…

Each year the Otero County NAACP has a banquet to raise money for local scholarships and highlight the educator of the year.  The NAACP Educator of the Year Banquet and the 2012 Annual Alamogordo…

Dr. Belinda Deneen Wallace will present on Friday April 13, 2012 at 12:00 P.M. in Africana Studies lounge (4th Floor Mesa Vista Hall)

Title of Presentation:  Postcolonial Femininity in Contempora…

Dr. Jamal Martin is listed as a secondary or co-author of a "case study and companion materials" that were accepted and published for use in future instruction by the Association for Prevention Teachi…

Associate Director Sonia Rankin’s article, Black Kinship Circles in the 21st Century: Survey of Recent Child Welfare Reforms and How It Impacts Black Kinship Care Families has been accepted for …

Congratulations to Hakim Bellamy on his selection as Albuquerque’s first Poet Laureate. Hakim Bellamy has been a special resource to Africana Studies.  In 2009, he served on a guest panel w…

The National Women's Law Center held a blog carnival to celebrate Title IX's 40th birthday on June 21, 2012.  Prof. Alfred Mathewson, acting director of Africana Studies, posted poignant commenta…

Mr. Ben Hazard was recognized May 26, 2012 for creating a charcoal drawing of  New Mexico's first African American mayor, Mayor Albert N. Johnson, former mayor of Las Cruces, New Mexico.

To view …

Dr. Kadeshia Matthews, Assistant Professor in Africana Studies and English, Dr. Natasha Howard, Instructor in Africana Studies, and Dr. Belinda Wallace, Visiting Assistant Professor in Africana Studie…

Africana Studies Program, Charlie Morrisey Research Hall and the Black Graduate & Professional Student Association presents  Another Soul Food for the Mind Conversation.  There will be a pro…

On November 15, 2012, Africana Studies faculty served on a panel discussion hosted by the Womens Studies Program to culminate their 40th Anniversary Celebration.  Dr. Nancy Lopez, Associate Profe…

Africana Studies of UNM has created and hosted a Black History Month Kickoff Brunch for more than 25 years.  The brunch has featured renowned civil rights leaders, activists, political leaders, a…

Africana Studies in collaboration with the Ralph J. Bunche Academy will present Celebration of the Life of Dr. Ralph J. Bunche on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 3 pm.  It will be held at the African…

The Africana Studies program faculty, staff, and student will honor their Fall 2012 program graduates at a celebration on Thursday, December 13, 2012 from 12 noon to 2 pm.

To be honored are: