Distribution for White Scripts and Black Supermen
California Newsreel Jonathan Gayles' first documentary film, White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in American Comic Books" for distribution. Through interviews with prominent artists,
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Black Masculinity in Comic Books and Hip Hop Animation
On October 12, the department sponsored a screening of Gayles' documentary, "White Scripts and Black Supermen" and Brandon Shultz groundbreaking work, "Blokhedz." Held at Georgia State's own
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Osizwe Raena Jamila Harwell
The department welcomes Dr. Osizwe Raena Jamila Harwell (also Osizwe Eyidiyiye) as a visiting lecturer. Dr. Harwell is an educator and consultant, and recent graduate of the PhD program
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Department hosts "meet and greet" with Akinyele Umoja, our new Chair
On October 27, the department hosted a meet-and-greet with our new chair, Dr. Akinyele Umoja. Students, faculty and staff visited the department and learned about the department, our academic programs
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New Leadership
Effective July 1, 2011 Dr. Akinyele Umoja was appointed Chair of the Department of African-American Studies. Anyone that knows Dr. Umoja has complete confidence in his ability to lead the department
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