Africana Studies asks community to share their stories
October 20, 2025 - Anna Padilla
The Africana Studies Department is making an online space where stories of New Mexicans can be told. Department Chair Kirsten Buick, Ph.D., was inspired to create the Tell Us Your Stories tab on their website when she came across research a former University of New Mexico student had done on a local homesteader.
“Africana Studies has always been connected to community. But sometimes the community feels disconnected from the university,” said Buick. “So as chair, I’m constantly trying to make us visible. I know that there are lots of stories out there, so I want to encourage the community to come to the university in that way.”
