Associate professor Terrion Williamson has a new book out that she edited called Black in the Middle. The anthology brings many voices to define what it means to be Black in…
Professor Rose Brewer and Associate Professor Keith Mayes were interviewed for a KSTP project called Conversations about Racism and the Road to Equality.
My name is Yuichiro Onishi. I teach in the Department of African American & African Studies (AA&AS) and the Program in Asian American Studies. I just stepped in as chair of AA…
In the wake of George Floyd's murder, African American & African Studies core and affiliate faculty offer perspectives on the policing crisis and the imperative of racial…
Peoria, Ill., was a place where marketers and politicians honed their messages. The pandemic and protests have made clear the sharply different realities of its Black and…