Department ofAfrican American Studies

On February 20th, faculty, staff, and students gathered in Foster Auditorium for the teach-in title “Us vs. Them: Racism, Islamophobia and the Politics of Division.” The panel of presenters featured Gabeba Baderoon, Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and African Studies and Affiliate Faculty in Comparative Literature, Ebony Coletu, Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies and Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Democratic Deliberation, Zachary Morgan, Assistant Professor of Latin American History and African American Studies, and Cynthia Young, Department Head and Associate Professor of African American Studies. Joshua Inwood, Associate Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute moderated the discussion with questions from the audience.