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(March 3, 2017)
AAS Brings History Alive with Public OutreachDepartment of African American Studies events include lectures, films
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(Feb. 23, 2017)
University Mourns Loss of AAS Professor Rennie Simson“Professor Simson played a key role in building the Department of African American Studies into the renowned department it is today,” says Dean Karin Ruhlandt
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(Feb. 15, 2017)
A Conversation with Kwame DixonProfessor Dixon reflects on the changing landscape of Latin American culture and politics
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(Feb. 10, 2017)
Deadline for Paris Noir 2017 ExtendedCelebrated study abroad program explores the influence of Black culture, literature, and experience in Paris
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(Jan. 31, 2017)
Africa Initiative Hosts Kwame Dixon Talk, Book SigningThe Afro-Brazilian Experience as a Model for 21st Century Pan Africanism
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(Oct. 20, 2016)
Syracuse to Host Black Lives Matter Panel Discussion Nov. 9The modern civil rights movement will be examined through an interdisciplinary panel on November 9