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Dept. Head Cynthia Young hosts "Penn State Women Leaders" event

Dept. Head Cynthia Young hosts "Penn State Women Leaders" event

Department Head Dr. Cynthia Young hosted an evening honoring women leaders in the Penn State community.

Dept. Head Cynthia Young hosts "Penn State Women Leaders" event - Read More…

Dr. Courtney Morris appears on "Rise Up"

Dr. Courtney Morris appears on "Rise Up"

Dr. Courtney Morris appears on "Rise Up" - Read More…

Former AFAM Major Publishes Piece in NYT

Former AFAM Major Publishes Piece in NYT

Former AFAM Major Publishes Piece in NYT - Read More…

Recent AFAM grad featured in Penn State News

Recent AFAM grad featured in Penn State News - Read More…

Dr. Amira Rose Davis appears on WNYC's "The Takeaway" to discuss the contoversial return of Serena Williams

Dr. Amira Rose Davis appears on WNYC's "The Takeaway" to discuss the contoversial return of Serena Williams - Read More…

AFAM holds major/minor sign-up event

AFAM holds major/minor sign-up event - Read More…

AFAM major Brian Davis receives 2018 Eric A. Walker Award

AFAM major Brian Davis receives 2018 Eric A. Walker Award

AFAM major Brian Davis receives 2018 Eric A. Walker Award - Read More…

AFAM Major Adriana Lacy featured in Penn State News

AFAM Major Adriana Lacy featured in Penn State News

AFAM Major Adriana Lacy featured in Penn State News - Read More…

The Feminist Sports Podcast You Need

Feminist sports podcast

The Feminist Sports Podcast You Need - Read More…

Cynthia Young tackles "What is Ethics?" in new podcast

Cynthia Young tackles "What is Ethics?" in new podcast - Read More…

Amira Rose Davis on NPR's The Takeaway

Amira Rose Davis on NPR's The Takeaway

Amira Rose Davis on NPR's The Takeaway - Read More…

Documentary Based on Article by AFAM Assoc. Prof. Crystal Sanders Released

Documentary Based on Article by AFAM Assoc. Prof. Crystal Sanders Released

Documentary Based on Article by AFAM Assoc. Prof. Crystal Sanders Released - Read More…

College of the Liberal Arts Seeks New Dean

College of the Liberal Arts Seeks New Dean - Read More…

AFAM student Simone Lee wins Big Ten Player of the Year Award

AFAM student Simone Lee wins Big Ten Player of the Year Award - Read More…

Dr. Cynthia Young is Honorary Coach at Lady Lions game

Dr. Cynthia Young is Honorary Coach at Lady Lions game

Dr. Cynthia Young is Honorary Coach at Lady Lions game - Read More…

AFAM guest speaker Jelani Cobb draws big crowd

AFAM guest speaker Jelani Cobb draws big crowd

AFAM guest speaker Jelani Cobb draws big crowd - Read More…

Penn State receives $225,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Penn State receives $225,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Penn State receives $225,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - Read More…

Professor Maha Marouan featured in The Penn Stater Magazine

Professor Maha Marouan featured in The Penn Stater Magazine

Professor Maha Marouan featured in The Penn Stater Magazine - Read More…

AFAM teach-in event about Charlottesville draws big crowds, featured in Centre Daily Times

AFAM teach-in event about Charlottesville draws big crowds, featured in Centre Daily Times

AFAM teach-in event about Charlottesville draws big crowds, featured in Centre Daily Times - Read More…

Dept. Head Cynthia Young quoted in CDT article on Charlottesville

Dept. Head Cynthia Young quoted in CDT article on Charlottesville

Dept. Head Cynthia Young quoted in CDT article on Charlottesville - Read More…

Ebony Coletu named a Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholar

Ebony Coletu named a Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholar - Read More…

Brian Davis honored with Rock Ethics Institute 2017 Stand Up Award

Brian Davis honored with Rock Ethics Institute 2017 Stand Up Award - Read More…

AfAm Major Delivers TEDxTalk on Police Brutality

AfAm Major Delivers TEDxTalk on Police Brutality - Read More…

Video - Us vs. Them Teach-In

Video - Us vs. Them Teach-In - Read More…

AfAm Major wins Essay Contest

AfAm Major wins Essay Contest - Read More…

AnneMarie Mingo wins Faculty Adviser Award

AnneMarie Mingo wins Faculty Adviser Award

AnneMarie Mingo wins Faculty Adviser Award - Read More…

Article by Cynthia Young published by "The Conversation"

Article by Cynthia Young published by "The Conversation" - Read More…

B. Steven Carpenter, II Wins Hunamitarian Materials Engineering Award with Two Engineering Colleagues

B. Steven Carpenter, II Wins Hunamitarian Materials Engineering Award with Two Engineering Colleagues - Read More…

African American Studies minor Simone Lee named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America First Team

African American Studies minor Simone Lee named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America First Team - Read More…

African American Studies Student Placed in Undergraduate Research Exhibition

African American Studies Student Placed in Undergraduate Research Exhibition - Read More…

Sphinx Virtuosi Visited AFAM 100 Class

Sphinx Virtuosi Visited AFAM 100 Class - Read More…

Arguing with Colin Kaepernick by Abraham Khan

Arguing with Colin Kaepernick by Abraham Khan

Arguing with Colin Kaepernick by Abraham Khan - Read More…

Students Travel to Cuba for Embedded AFAM Course

Students Travel to Cuba for Embedded AFAM Course

Students Travel to Cuba for Embedded AFAM Course - Read More…

Whitney Brown's blog while doing her study abroad in Tanzania

Whitney Brown's blog while doing her study abroad in Tanzania

Whitney Brown's blog while doing her study abroad in Tanzania - Read More…

Congratulations AnneMarie Mingo!

Congratulations AnneMarie Mingo!

Congratulations AnneMarie Mingo! - Read More…

Penn State Visual Arts Professor Tackles Global Water Crisis

Penn State Visual Arts Professor Tackles Global Water Crisis

Penn State Visual Arts Professor Tackles Global Water Crisis - Read More…

Director of 'Empire' speaks to African American Studies students

Director of 'Empire' speaks to African American Studies students

Director of 'Empire' speaks to African American Studies students - Read More…

Ferguson-inspired Race and Violence Discussion Evokes Passionate Responses

Ferguson-inspired Race and Violence Discussion Evokes Passionate Responses

Ferguson-inspired Race and Violence Discussion Evokes Passionate Responses - Read More…

Rev. James Lawson Special Guest Lecturer

Rev. James Lawson Special Guest Lecturer - Read More…

Standing Room Only at Julian Vasquez Heilig's Lecture

Standing Room Only at Julian Vasquez Heilig's Lecture - Read More…

Penn Staters were brought to tears as they listened to King 50 years ago.

Penn Staters were brought to tears as they listened to King 50 years ago. - Read More…

Penn State Reads

Penn State Reads - Read More…

Paul Taylor Gives Lecture at Oberlin College

Paul Taylor Gives Lecture at Oberlin College - Read More…

Maha Marouan's Documentary Reviewed by Harlem World Magazine

Maha Marouan's Documentary Reviewed by Harlem World Magazine - Read More…

Director of 'Empire' speaks to African American Studies students

Director of 'Empire' speaks to African American Studies students - Read More…

Course Explores Ferguson Events Through Many Perspectives

Course Explores Ferguson Events Through Many Perspectives - Read More…

Black Girl Dangerous

Black Girl Dangerous - Read More…

Alphonso Grant receives Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award

Alphonso Grant receives Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award - Read More…

50th Anniversary Commemorating the Civil Rights Act of 1964

50th Anniversary Commemorating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Read More…

Watch Jeanine Staples' TEDxTalk "Learn to Die Peacefully, So That You Can Live Peacefully"

Watch Jeanine Staples' TEDxTalk "Learn to Die Peacefully, So That You Can Live Peacefully" - Read More…

Stand Your Ground Teach-In with Tamara Lawson a Success

Stand Your Ground Teach-In with Tamara Lawson a Success - Read More…

(Video) William "Sandy" A. Darity in the Africana Research Center

(Video) William "Sandy" A. Darity in the Africana Research Center - Read More…

Crystal R. Sanders has an article in this week's History News Network (HNN)

Crystal R. Sanders has an article in this week's History News Network (HNN) - Read More…

Jeanine Staples, Associate Professor of Literacy and Language and African-American studies is one of the speakers

Jeanine Staples, Associate Professor of Literacy and Language and African-American studies is one of the speakers - Read More…