Stanford University - The Program In African & African American Studies

Stanford University - The Program In African & African American Studies updated their website address.

AAAS is proud to announce an upcoming conference:
"But What Does Wonder Do: A Conference of Emergent Black Studies"

We're still accepting abstracts! Please share widely, and visit aaas.stanford.edu for more information.

Speaking Up, Speaking Back, Speaking Black Join African & African American studies for our 15th Annual St. Clair Drake Memorial Lecture: "Dissent: Speaking Up, Speaking Back, Speaking Black." This year's event features a panel conversation among four highly celebrated journalists and activists who will explore matters of racial and gender ju...

African & African American Studies, Black Community Services Center, the Institute for Diversity in the Arts, & Cardinal Nights hosted a series of events and a private screening of Black Panther over the last few weeks. Thank you to Brian Stelfreeze, comic book artist and storyteller, for sharing his knowledge and expertise from working on the 2016 Black Panther comic and consulting on the film. And a big thank you to Redwood City Cinemark Century 20 for working with us on the screening!

Photo Credit: Victor Bashorun

African & African American Studies, Black Community Services Center, the Institute for Diversity in the Arts, & Cardinal Nights hosted a series of events and a private screening of Black Panther over the last few weeks. Thank you to Brian Stelfreeze, comic book artist and storyteller, for sharing his knowledge and expertise from working on the 2016 Black Panther comic and consulting on the film. And a big thank you to Redwood City Cinemark Century 20 for working with us on the screening!

We're hiring! Apply now.

AAAS alum Issa Rae is making history with her new show on HBO.

Issa Rae Is First Black Woman To Create And Star In Premium Cable Show Actress and author Issa Rae made a name for herself as a YouTube star with a series called Awkward Black Girl. Now she has her own show on HBO called Insecure.

AAAS senior delivered this year's baccalaureate speech!

Prepared text of student Zainab Taymuree’s Baccalaureate speech | Stanford News Text of student reflection

2016-04-20_St-Clair-Drake-Lecture 2016-04-20_St-Clair-Drake-Lectureon Stanford Live Webcast on Livestream - Watch live streaming Internet TV. Broadcast your own live streaming videos, like Stanford Live Webcast in Widescreen HD. Livestream, Be There.

Nate Parker featured at St. Clair Drake Memorial Lecture Actor, director and humanitarian Nate Parker spoke at the African & African American Studies...

Check out The Nation article below and join us next week for a discussion co -hosted with the Nation on campus (See event info below) .
http://www.thenation.com/article/3-lessons-from-university-of-missouri-president-tim-wolfes-resignation/

3 Lessons From University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe’s Resignation

In 12 Days, join us for our Fall Symposium entitled, Race in the Post Obama Era: The Politics & Aesthetics of Disruption and Change.

Join us on Thursday, November 19th from 12pm to 4pm in the Bechtel Conference Center at Encina Hall to hear from two panels discussing "Policing, Mass Incarceration, and Racial Justice Movements" and "The Arts, Racial Justice, and Cultural Equity".

For tickets and RSVP information go to:
nationstanford.eventbrite.com

The AAAS Class of 2015

Why White People Downplay Their Individual Racial Privileges Research shows that white Americans, when faced with evidence of racial privilege, deny that they have benefited personally.

Congratulations to the AAAS Class of 2015!

“Conference of Champions” showcases the talented and inspiring scholars that make Pac-12 institutions some of the nation’s best. Jessica Reed, a senior majoring in African- and African-American studies, recalls her growth from her first year at Stanford to where she is today.

JESSICA REED, a Stanford senior from Detroit majoring in African American studies, is featured in the documentary. Reed is a spoken word artist whose poetry reflects her experiences at Stanford and her hope to return home to help inspire young people in her community. Also featured in the documentary are Stanford tour guides who explain the university’s distinctive use of acronyms while walking backward and PRESIDENT JOHN HENNESSY, who describes what makes today’s college students special.

Check out her inspiring interview!

Conference of Champions: Stanford’s Jessica Reed | The Dish “Conference of Champions” showcases the talented and inspiring scholars that make Pac-12 institutions some of the nation’s best. Jessica Reed, a senior majoring in African- and African-American studies, recalls her growth from her first year at Stanford to where she is today.

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The Program in African & African American Studies and the Institute for Diversity in the Arts present, RACE, POLICING & MASS INCARCERATION - AAAS course (AFRICAAM34) and public lecture series.

CNN Crossfire Host, Author, and a champion of smart solutions for rebuilding America's middle class, Van Jones “How Do We Cut the Prison Population in Half"

Event: Van Jones “How Do We Cut the Prison Population in Half"
Date: Wednesday, April 29
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm (Doors Open at 6:30pm)
Location: Cemex Auditorium, Zambrano Hall, Knight Management Center
Address: 641 Knight Way, Stanford, Ca 94305
Parking: Knight Parking Structure 7
Cost: Free and Open to the public

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The Program in African & African American Studies and the Institute for Diversity in the Arts present, RACE, POLICING & MASS INCARCERATION - AAAS course (AFRICAAM34) and public lecture series.

Dr. Angela Davis “Racism and Criminalization: Neglected Dimensions"

Event: Dr. Angela Davis, “Racism & Criminalization: Neglected Dimensions"
Date: Wednesday, April 15
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm (Doors Open at 6:30pm)
Location: Cemex Auditorium, Zambrano Hall, Knight Management Center
Address: 641 Knight Way, Stanford, Ca 94305
Parking: Knight Parking Structure 7
Cost: Free and Open to the public

Web Live Stream: http://bitly.com/AAAS34

Co-sponsored by the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research

Mississippi Town Erects Emmett Till Museum 60 Years After His Killing (Reuters) - Six decades after the brutal slaying of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy, the small Mississippi Delta town where two white men were acquitted of his murder is dedicating a museum to the event credited with helping spark the U.S. civil...

Chinua Achebe, Nigerian Writer, Dies at 82 Mr. Achebe, the celebrated author of “Things Fall Apart,” wrote stirring essays and poignant poems rooted in his native Nigeria’s cities and countryside.

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents the Promised Land: Jacob Lawrence at the Cantor. 56 works by the most widely acclaimed African American painter of the 20th century. The Cantor will also be hosting the following event:

Promised Land Faculty Panel.
Thursday, April 23, 5:30 pm, Cantor auditorium

Stanford faculty members discuss selected works from the exhibition, illuminating the social and political contexts for Jacob Lawrence’s iconography and exploring the artist’s significance to American art. The panelists are: Michele Elam, Professor of English and Olivier Nomellini Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education, Department of English; and James T. Campbell, Edgar E. Robinson Professor in United States History, Department of History.

Jacob Lawrence at the Cantor. A Gift from the Kayden Family--Stanford University Cantor’s Collection of Jacob Lawrence’s Work, Among the Largest in Any Museum, Goes on View April 1 to August 3, 2015.Promised Land: Jacob Lawrence at the CantorA Gift from the Kayden FamilyExhibition on view at the Cantor Arts Center

Congratulations to AAAS alum, Dr. Mae Jemison, '77. She will be the recipient of the American Medical Women's Association's ("AMWA") Elizabeth Blackwell Medal, an award granted to a woman physician who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine.

Mae Jemison Dr. Mae C. Jemison is currently leading 100 Year Starship (100YSS) an initiative seed funded by DOD’s Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) to assure the capability for human interstellar space travel to another star is possible within the next 100 years. She also is founder of the techno…

Congratulations to AAAS Affiliated Faculty, Stanford English Professor Michele Elam. Her new book, "The Cambridge Companion to James Baldwin", is being published this month by Cambridge University Press. "He was somebody who could speak powerfully across different generations, races, populations and interest groups," says Professor Elam about the author of "The Fire Next Time", James Baldwin.

Stanford English professor shines new light on pioneering writer and activist James Baldwin From jazz to theater to children's books, Stanford Professor Michele Elam's forthcoming edited volume explores the panoramic career of one of America's most influential voices in matters of race and art.