African & African American Studies Announcements




September 14, 2024

This FLI series is inspired by Duke University's popular UNI course "Let's Talk About Race," discover the profound impacts of race in today's world in this thought-provoking Forever Learning Institute series. Duke's expert faculty will take you through an engaging course that explores the orgins, evolution, and consequences of racial classifications throughout time.

September 4, 2024

“African American Cemeteries and Their Communities,” a symposium hosted by the Durham Black Burial Grounds Collaboratory at North Carolina Central University’s School of Nursing Auditorium on September 12 (keynote address by Dr. Antoinette Jackson) and September 13 (roundtables with multiple guests).

Hallie Cramer, Dhara Patel, Cassidee Kido and Brandon Morrison present their work on ocean energy at the World Bank for representatives from Mauritius.

February 28, 2023

While pursuing her degree in electrical and computer engineering at Duke, Cassidee Kido participated on three Bass Connections teams that helped fuel her passion for energy and the environment. Now a project manager at Energy Solutions, she reflects on the ways her project teams honed her skills and inspired her current work.

March 24, 2023

The application for the 2023 Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy Program is live! The program will be held in person at Duke the week of June 12-16. Please spread the word about the applications that are due on April 15: https://duke.is/8w8yv

July 10, 2020

On Thursday, July 2, Duke Black Alumni (DBA) partnered with the Department of African & African American Studies (AAAS) and Duke’s world-class faculty to offer the first lecture of a virtual series on race and inequity in America.

April 22, 2020

Check out this new initiative, Call + Response, a program for Black/African-American students graduating college this year (2020) with an Associate's or Bachelor's in political science, government affairs, international relations or other related majors. 

November 26, 2019

Although Melissa Benn spent her 2012 DukeEngage summer in Thailand, her post-Duke path has focused on Africa. From working as a project manager for a food security monitoring program in Ethiopia and Sudan to her current role supporting sustainable agricultural and economic diversification in Malawi, Melissa continues to make a difference by empowering the communities she serves. Read more.

Left of Black Podcast

July 12, 2018

Each week, Mark Anthony Neal, chair of Duke’s Department of African & African American Studies sits down with artists, political figures and academics for conversations about studying the African-American experience in the long-running “Left of Black” interview series.

“It’s really a deep dig into what’s going on in black studies, particularly around issues of culture, gender, sexuality and the arts,” Neal said.