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Reclamation and the Samosa

“Reclamation and the Samosa” by Neema Syovata (Modern African Table), is the first part of the Reclaiming the Tongue video series, curated by journalist...
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Reclaiming the Tongue Video Series

“Reclaiming the Tongue” is a video series curated by journalist and poet, Wana Udobang. For the series, Wana enlisted the help of prolific food...
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The Revolution is Ours: Introducing the Pan-African Students’ Union

by Bengi Rwabuhemba, Northwestern undergraduate student  As a Freshman, I found the Alliance of African Scholars (AAS) to be one of the few spaces...
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Critical African Heritages Workshop Nov. 12

Northwestern students, faculty and staff are invited  to participate in a visioning session for Critical African Heritages, a new Kaplan Workshop, taking place on...
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Islam and trans-Atlantic Black Liberation video mini series

Islam and trans-Atlantic Black Liberation 4-part video lecture series, is hosted Program of African Studies, Northwestern University and curated by Zachary Wright (history and...
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Northwestern Qatar and GU-Q introduce minor in Africana Studies

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) and Northwestern Qatar have announced a new joint minor program in Africana Studies. The program will provide a critical...
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ISITA Dialogues speaker series (winter/spring 2021) available on Youtube

Videos of the talks in the ISITA Dialogues speaker series (winter/spring 2021) are available for viewing on ISITA’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Uh4PiEZozmK_5QwpcLQAw.      ...
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Caroline Bledsoe retires

by LaRay Denzer, PAS Editor of newsletter and working papers, Northwestern University   Caroline Bledsoe, professor of anthropology and the  Melville J. Herskovits Professor...
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Reflections on an all-virtual YALI experience

by Tiffany Williams-Cobleigh, program assistant, Program of African Studies The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, the flagship program of the Young African...
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Swahili Corner: summer safety signage

Beach signs translated from English to Swahili by Prof. Peter Mwangi’s Swahili students. Stay safe on the beach this summer!        ...
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