Spotlight on 2020 Scholarship Recipients!
A few of our Africana Studies Majors!
A few of our Africana Studies Minors!
News & Events
Upcoming Events
Black History Month Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:45pm
Please join the us in Matador Square to kick off Black History Month 2023. Learn more about this event.
Black Fat Femme: Race, Identity, and Gender in Entertainment
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
We are pleased to welcome, Dr. Jon Paul Higgins for a conversation about body positivity and body neutrality moving through the world as fat, Black and femme, and how they’ve found peace with themselves. Learn more about this event and guest speaker.
Nikole Hannah-Jones: A Conversation About The 1619 Project
Friday, February 10, 2023 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Join Pulitzer-Prize winner and The New York Times staff writer, Nikole Hannah-Jones, as she discusses her book, The 1619 Project, and how the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation. Get more information about this event.
Black Public Relations Society Panel
Monday, February 13, 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Join the Department of Africana Studies for a panel discussion with Black Public Relations Society members and moderator Tynesha Lewis. Get more information about this event.
Africana Studies Plaque Installation Ceremony
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 11:00am to 12:15pm
Join the CSUN Department of Africana Studies for the formal installation of the plaque celebrating the formation of our department. Learn more about this event.
Black Student Athlete Panel
Monday, February 20, 2023 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Please join Dr. Cedric Hacket from the Department of Africana Studies for a discussion/panel with Black Student athletes. Get more information about this event.
Property in the Promised Land: Debt, Murder, and the Modernization of Los Angeles
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Marques Vestal, Assistant Professor of Critical Black Urbanism at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Dr. Vestel will talk about the modernization of Los Angeles' and the early 20th Century political and cultural economy. His talk frames the discussion around the deaths of two Los Angeles sheriff's deputies sent to evict a Black homeowner, George Farley. We will learn about the central role of racialized debt and eviction in Los Angeles' drive for growth in the dawning decades of the Twentieth Century. Get more information about this event.