Center for African American Studies at Wesleyan

05/23/2026

The Vanguard Lounge is set for the AFAM Majors and Prize Recipients Ceremony, celebrating the outstanding achievements of our graduates! Congratulations to the class of 2026 on this momentous occasion.

04/22/2026

Congratulations to Professor Tony Hatch, Director of the Center for the Humanities, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, African American Studies, Environmental Studies and Sociology and all awardees!

04/05/2026

Tuesday- CAAS Distinguished Lecture “The Radical Fund: A Story of Race, Class, and Democracy in America” with Professor John Witt (Yale)
Wesleyan University

03/24/2026

Happening March 26th
Wesleyan University

03/20/2026

Mark your calendar- CAAS Distinguished Lecture “The Radical Fund: A Story of Race, Class, and Democracy in America” with Professor John Witt (Yale)

12/20/2025

AFAM will be closed from Tuesday, December 23rd - Friday, January 3rd. Wishing you all a great Winter Break! See you in 2026.

12/16/2025

This fall Professor Zaira Simone-Thompson joined Dr. Tracie Rogers to "explore how memory becomes a form of resistance, and how grief, personal, ancestral, and collective, functions as a methodology for healing, justice, and communal survival."

Check out the video!

In this episode, Zaira Simone and I explore how memory becomes a form of resistance and how grief—personal, ancestral, and collective—functions as a methodology of care. We reflect on remembrance as practice, refusal, and political intimacy, and consider what it means to grieve together, honour ...

12/11/2025

11/07/2025

Join us for an evening of discussion about grief practice and how it makes for a potent love practice - November 12 - CAAS Vanguard Lounge

11/05/2025

Start planning for a great Spring 2026 Semester!