The AWH Department at Clark Atlanta University

10/27/2020

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06/01/2020

05/18/2020

The Department of African American Studies, Africana Women’s Studies, and History (AWH) at Clark Atlanta University would like to salute our 2019-2020 graduates on the completion of their degree programs. The hard work and perseverance of these students and the many faculty who worked with them is even more noteworthy given the difficult circumstances of Spring 2020. Congratulations to all of you! We wish you much success in all of your future endeavors!

Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities (PhD):
• Dr. Natosha Briscoe - African American Studies & English concentration
• Dr. Burdette Lowe - History concentration
• Dr. Larry Miles - African American Studies & English concentration
• Dr. Ebony Perro - Africana Women’s Studies & English concentration
• Dr. Joyce White - African American Studies concentration

Doctor of Arts in Humanities (DAH):
• Dr. Gayle Watts - Africana Women’s Studies concentration

Master of Arts (MA):
• Briana Hamilton - African American Studies
• Ashante Johnson - African American Studies
• Joseph Stewart - African American Studies
• Craig (Keita) Thompson - African American Studies

• Alicen Brown - Africana Women’s Studies
• Philesha Colquitt - Africana Women’s Studies
• Marcelle Vielot - Africana Women’s Studies
• Kimbra Young - Africana Women’s Studies

Bachelor of Arts (BA):
• Colin Bell - History
• Briana Levi - History

09/18/2019

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/marker-supplies-historical-context-for-dekalb-confederate-monument/3mGyZ6ITzCEGVgz785O1zJ/

DeKalb County has installed a marker near the Confederate monument in Decatur Square. The bronze marker provides historical context.

09/09/2019

National Council of Black Studies call for papers for March 2020 conference in Atlanta

07/04/2019

Lift Every Voice and Sing: On The Power of the Black National Anthem By Erica Ball July 4, 2019 0 “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a song that most Black Americans of my generation know so deeply that it feels as if it has always been a part of our lives. When we attend an official community event...

06/03/2019

Hypatia Special Issue: Conjure Feminism: Tracing the Genealogy of a Black Women’s Intellectual Tradition Volume 36, Issue 1, Winter 2021 Guest Editors: Kinitra Brooks, Kameelah L. Martin, and LaKisha Simmons We are excited to announce a call for papers for…

06/03/2019

“ASA is pleased to announce Aldon Morris, Northwestern University, has been elected the 112th President of the American Sociological Association. ”

05/20/2019

A useful tool....

05/07/2019

"The matter came up for judicial investigation, but as might have been expected, the white people concluded it was unnecessary to wait the result of the investigation--that it was preferable to hang the accused first and try him afterward"
- Ida B. Wells (Circa 1892)

Same story, different time. Thank you Ava DuVernay for telling this story, our story✊🏾. Check out "When They See Us" on Netflix May 31st.

05/03/2019

The application deadline for the Women of Color Caucus–Frontiers Student Award has been extended to June 1! Submit your essay today to be considered for publication in bit.ly/woccfsa. bit.ly/woccfsa