BC News
New Director of African and African Diaspora Studies
History of the Black Talent Program
Grace Akallo lecture "Girl Soldier" available on BC Front Row
Letter to President Obama
Read AADS Director Dr. Cynthia Young's letter to President Barack Obama.
Dr. Cynthia Young featured on WGBH's "Basic Black" TV show, June 6, 2008
Dr. Cynthia Young, Director of the African & African Diaspora Studies Program at Boston College, appeared on the WGBH show “Basic Black” on June 6, 2008. Dr. Young participated in a conversation focused on the presidential run of Senator Barack Obama. “Basic Black” is a half-hour long show and “is Boston's longest-running weekly television program devoted exclusively to African American themes.”
A Sad Farewell
The African and African Diaspora Studies program bids a sad farewell to beloved professor and anti-apartheid activist Christopher Nteta.
Shelby lecture available online
Tommie Shelby, a faculty member at Harvard University, describes how class differences among African Americans undermine the community's efforts to build a unified progressive movement. Listen to or view his talk Class, Poverty and Shame online today!
Walters is proud alum of ECU and valuable asset to BC
Prof. Hubert Walters was recently the subject of an article titled "Songs in the Key of Life" featured on the East Carolina University's website. Walters, professor of Music at BC and Director of Voices of Imani, is an alum of East Carolina University.
Singh lecture available online
Boston College Magazine's online version provides links to videos and recordings of lectures and events at BC. Last April, Historian Nikhil Singh presented a lecture titled "Beyond the Empire of Jim Crow: Race and Foreign Policy in the Post Civil Rights Era." He was introduced by African & African Diaspora Studies Affiliate Faculty member (History) Davarian Baldwin and African and African Diaspora Studies Program Director Cynthia Young. Visit the Front Row website for a video or audio recording of this lecture.
Stephens' book available online and at the BC library
On Wednesday, November 8th, 2007 Michelle Stephens presented a talk at Boston College as part of the New Directions Lecture Series sponsored by African & African Diaspora Studies. Copies of Stephens' new book Black Empire: The Masculine Global Imaginary of Caribbean Intellectuals in the United States, 1914-1962 (Durham: Duke University Press, 2005), is available at the Boston College library and is available for purchase online at Amazon.com.