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The IAAS would like to congratulate Dr. Sha’Mira Covington on joining the Faculty of The University of Georgia as an Assistant Professor of Fashion in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

In honor and celebration of the life, works, and legacy of bell hooks, the Inaugural bell hooks symposium took place at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, from June 16 – 18, 2023.

Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the publication of All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave, an anthology that solidified Black Women's Stu

Danielle Obiri graduated this past Spring 2022 with degrees in African American Studies (AB) and Genetics (BS). Immediately following graduation, Danielle began medical school at the Medical College of Georgia pursuing a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.

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Study within African American cultural history provides a basis for understanding political, social, and economic relations throughout human history.