Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

1. January 9, 2023

   Panel to look at Washtenaw County’s African American presence

   The lecture and discussion “Before the Black Action Movement: The U-M African American Student Project, Washtenaw County’s Black Communities, and the Struggle for Inclusion” will take place Jan. 16.

2. January 13, 2020

   Historian to discuss MLK and the crisis of racial capitalism

   Barbara Ransby, historian, writer and longtime political activist, will focus on King’s fight on behalf of poor people and low-income workers, and the challenges of that work today.

3. June 14, 2019

   Obituary: Niara Sudarkasa

   Niara Sudarkasa, née Gloria Albertha Marshall, affectionately known as “Madam President,” and former director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies at U-M, died May 31 after a long struggle with several chronic diseases.