News
Image
Sunday
DateTimeLocationEventFebruary 5, 20265:00pmKXCI RadioAFAS Guest DJ - Professor Johnny CastroFebruary 6, 20266-7:30pmUnion Public HouseCoach Tommy Lloyd’s Radio Show and Happy Hour for AFAS Faculty, Staff and DonorsFebruary 6, 20266-8:…
Image
Jan. 16, 2025
Position Description
The Department of Africana Studies (AFAS) invites applicants for the paid position of Student Assistant. This position will serve to assist faculty and staff in the department with the promotion of the Department of Africana…
Image
June 3, 2024
JOIN US FOR A VARIETY OF HIP-HOP WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES WITH CHEZALE PRESENTS ON...
DATES FOR SUMMER 2024 FIVE-WEEK I SESSION:
Introductory Module: June 03-05, 2024: Introduction to Hip-Hop Dance and Other Elements of Hip-Hop Culture
Module…
Image
March 11, 2024
Start planning now for Summer Session Courses.
2024 PRE-SESSION
May 13, 2024 - June 1, 2024
AFAS 218: Introduction to Hip Hop Dance
AFAS 306: African American Autobiographies: Women and History
AFAS 314: Caribbean Literature and Culture…
Image
Dec. 19, 2023
JOIN US FOR A VARIETY OF HIP-HOP WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES WITH CHEZALE PRESENTS ON...
DATES FOR WINTER 2023 SEMESTER:
Module 1 class: 12/20/2023 (Recorded): African Origins of Hip Hop Dance
Module 2 class: 12/27/2023 (Recorded):): American/…
Image
Oct. 27, 2023
Apply to Become an Africana Studies Student Assistant
Position Description
The Department of Africana Studies (AFAS) invites applicants for the paid position of Student Assistant. This position will serve to assist faculty and staff in the…
Image
Feb. 9, 2023
“It’s vital for universities to teach Black History because it’s American history,” said Chloe Horton, a double major in Africana Studies and Law. “Many think of the two as separate things, but Black history is deeply ingrained in our everyday…
Image
Feb. 8, 2023
The University of Arizona has received a $3 million grant to connect distance students and underserved communities across Southern Arizona with enhanced broadband access and technology, as well as educational and workforce development programs.…
Image
Feb. 7, 2023
A generation ago, the local chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society published a collection of recipes, family stories and historical details spanning a century of Black life in Tucson. Tani Sanchez, then-president of…
Image
Feb. 2, 2023
The College of Humanities and Department of Africana Studies are excited to present several events in celebration of BlackHistoryMonth.Presented as part of the Tucson Humanities Festival spring series, the events are free and open to the public.…