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Lecture Featuring Dr. Zoé Samudzi at Bard College’s Center for Human Rights & the Arts on 9.26.2025 from 12 -1:30pm
Dr. Zoé Samudzi will be giving a lecture at Bard College’s Center for Human Rights and the Arts on Friday, September 26th from 12-1:30pm. Dr. Samudzi's talk is about an exhibition…
Diggin in the Crates a Talk with Pete Rock and J. Rawls
Thursday September 25th, 2025 at the Wexner Center 6pm influential producers Pete Rock and J. Rawls explore the hip hop archive through music and conversation. This event is free to OSU…
OSU AAAS Assistant Professor, Dr. Jason "J Rawls" Rawls, Will Be Performing in Yellow Springs, Ohio at the 2nd Annual Talib Kweli KWELIFEST Hosted by Dave Chappelle
J Rawls will be performing in Yellow Springs, Ohio at the second annual Talib Kweli KWELIFEST – hosted by Dave Chappelle. The three day event will feature performances by Jungle Brothers, Skyzoo, Rah…
Congratulations Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang on Your Appointment to The Ohio State University Press Board!
Congratulations Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang on your well deserved appointment to The Ohio State University Press Board! Sunnie Rucker-Chang is the Interim Chair of the Department of African…
African American and African Studies Inaugural Summer Residency Program
Last month, the Department of African American & African Studies at The Ohio State University hosted its inaugural summer residency program. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the program…
Ohio State Professor's History of Activism and Global Scholarship
Check out the link for the article from The Lantern about Dr. Lupenga Mphande's remarkable history of activism and global scholarship. https://www.thelantern.com/2025/04/ohio-state-professors…
U.S. Public Trust in Higher Ed Rises from Recent Low
U.S. Public Trust in Higher Ed Rises From Recent Low
Interview with Dr. Jason Rawls on Diddy Verdict & Hip Hop
Link to interview below. SKY NEWS - Diddy Verdict, July 2 2025 shareable (540).mp4
Congratulation Dr. Zalika Ibaorimi on Your Publication in Women & Performance!
Congratulations Dr. Zalika Ibaorimi on your recent article titled "The Pornographer and the Party: Humanism's Sensuous Dismemberment of Black Femme Body" in Women & Performance: A Journal of…