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AAS 2022-2023 Newsletter

The African & African American Studies 2022-2023 newsletter is here! This newsletter highlights department events, student involvement, faculty accomplishments, and so much more! Read More

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AAS Newsletter - July 2022

The African American & African Studies newsletter is back after a two year hiatus. This newsletter covers exciting updates within the department!
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Not Quite Right For Us

Hosted by Dr. Elisa White of the AAS Department, this event features a live international panel with interviews and a Q&A with non-fiction authors and anthology editor Sharmilla Beezmohun.
Location: Hart Hall 3201
Date: May 18, 2022 @ 12:00pm to 1:30pm
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Not Quite Right For Us

Hosted by Dr. Elisa White, this event will feature a live international panel with interviews and a Q&A with several fiction authors and anthology editor Sharmilla Beezmohun.
Location: Hart Hall 3201
Date: May 4, 2022 @ 12:00pm to 1:30pm Read More

AAPI

Letter of Solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Island Community

We, the undersigned Faculty and Staff of the Department of African American and African Studies at the University of California, Davis declare our support for, and solidarity with, the Asian American and Pacific Island (AAPI) community in light of the murder of 8 people, 6 of whom were women of Asian descent, in the Atlanta area of the state of Georgia on March 16, 2021. Read More

Al McNeil Turns 100!

Al McNeil Turns 100!

To celebrate Al's 100th, the Department of Music at UC Davis will have a concert in his honor. This event will happen in the Founders Church, Los Angeles, CA. Friday, March 27th 2020 at 8:00pm Read More

Sarah Franzen

A Quiet Revolution: Building a Black Farmer Movement

This presentation will detail the efforts of African American farmers and farm cooperatives in the Black Belt who have used agriculture and land-based economic development to build independent and culturally relevant spaces that refuse and resist the dominant socio-political structures.
Thursday, January 16th, 2020, 4:00pm-5:30pm, 3201 Hart Hall. Read More

African Asylum Claiming in the Age of Trump

African Asylum Claiming in the Age of Trump

Recent developments in asylum and refugee mobilities in the US and elsewhere provide a framework for understanding Trump era immigration enforcement priorities.
Thursday April 25th 3:10-4:30
Hart Hall 3114 Read More

Chibok Girls

Chibok Girls

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 2:15 PM – 4 PM
Art Annex RM 107
Davis, California 95616 Read More