African American Studies Department
Dig into the past—it informs your future
When you make your trek to Southeastern Ohio, you’ll be walking in hallowed footsteps, including those of Martin Luther King Jr., who came to Athens in 1960 for an international church collegiate youth conference.
Put these adventures on your resume...
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Make a creative space for Black queer peopleKim M. Reynolds uses their creative voice to make a space for Black queer thought and knowledge creation within an arts and cultural context.
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Be a leader and make new friendsAt OHIO, you can be a leader or join others in student organizations and activities. Aissatou Boye ’20 was selected as a Presidential Leader.
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Become an entrepreneur, empower young womenLekeisha Grant '07 started her first business Ambition Magazine, in 2012. Transformers Fitness and Ambitious and Annoyed would follow.
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Head to Law school, Mentor OthersGet the right start, whether your journey is to law school, graduate school or a career. Alexis Apparicio '17 became a peer mentor.
African American Studies
Students explore yesterday, today and tomorrow—the foundation to understanding the world, how it functions, their responsibilities and opportunities in the world, and how to have an impact on the world, globally and locally.
Get to know our world-class faculty ... you'll be seeing a lot of them!
Into Hip Hop
Dr. Akil Houston is a filmmaker, DJ, social critic, and one of the nation's most authentic Hip-Hop scholars.
Defeat Ignorance
Dr. Bayyinah Jeffries is shedding light on female agency, which has been historically overlooked.
At Work
As a labor historian, Dr. Robin Muhammad studies workers, their communities and their political institutions.
Black Modernism
Dr. Gary E. Holcomb is an internationally recognized scholar of the Harlem Renaissance, Queer Black Marxism, transnational and transatlantic modernism, and Black countercultural literature.
Race and Social Policy
Dr. Daniel Moak's research focuses on black political thought, political economy, and social welfare policy.