News and Announcements

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 | African American Studies House Party

Spring 2024 | Family and Consumer Sciences Kitchen Lab 

September 20, 2023 - October 18, 2023 - November 8, 2023 | 6:30 PM | Taylor Murphy History (TMH), Room 201

September 23, 2023 - October 23, 2023 - November 11, 2023 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Family and Consumer Sciences Kitchen Lab

September 20, 2023 | 3:30 pm | Family and Consumer Sciences Kitchen Lab

Thursday, March 2, 2023 | 12:30 PM | Flowers Hall 230

Amira Rose Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas-Austin where she specializes in 20th Century American History with an emphasis on race, gender, sports, and politics. Recently named a Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, she finishing up her first book, “Can’t Eat a Medal”: The Lives and Labors of Black Women Athletes in the Age of Jim Crow (UNC Press). Her work has appeared in scholarly journals including the Radical History Review and the Journal of African American History as well as popular outlets such as The Washington Post and Slate. Davis also provides sports commentary for NPR, ESPN, and BBC and serves on the advisory board of the Jackie Robinson Museum and the Arthur Ashe Legacy Foundation. Davis, the co-host of the Feminist sports podcast, Burn it All Down and the host of Season 3 of American Prodigies.

The African American Studies Program welcomed Dominique Jean-Louis, Associate Curator for History Exhibitions at the New York Historical Society, to discuss Black migration, New York City, and Jim Crow.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
3:30 - 4:30 pm
UAC 474

Join Dr. Dwonna Goldstone, directory of the African American Studies Minor, for a screening the documentary "Southern Prison Culture" which uncovers the very real inhumane conditions within the walls of South Carolina's prison institutions. Filmmaker Jaquail Durham will show his film, and there will be a Q&A with him afterwards.

Event images can be found on the Southern Prison Culture event page.

Free Pizza and Drinks provided.

Date/Time | Thursday, January 26, 2023, 5:00 pm
Location | Flowers Hall 230

Are you stressed?  Having trouble sleeping?  Want to take better care of yourself?  Need more energy or to brighten your mood?  Join the African American Studies Program, and instructor Erika Nielson, for  Yoga for Everyone!

November 8 and 9, 2022
4:45 - 5:30 PM
UAC 474

Wear loose clothes and bring your water bottle and a mat!

Congratulations to undergraduate student, Frankie B. Mars for being awarded an Undergraduate Research Fellowship for his project "The Invisible (Trans) Men."

Award: Undergraduate Research Fellowship scholarship
Amount: $1000
Student: Frankie B. Mars
Project: "The Invisible (Trans) Men" explores the generational and locational changes between a fictional Black transgender man who grew up in the late 80s to early 90s in Brooklyn and me, a Black transgender man who grew up in the 2010s in a small town near Dallas. Through a series of letters between the two individuals 30 years apart, I will explore the challenges that still exist and the struggles that have been remedied over time. My project focuses on the representation of Black transgender men and shines a light on our existence. Black Trans Men Matter and I want the world to know.

Remembering Slocum
E.R. Bills & Constance Hollie-Jawaid
Thursday, September 29, 2022 | 11:00 am | Flowers Hall 230

Speakers
Constance Hollie-Jawaid, descendant of victims of the Slocum Massacre and the face and force behind the successful, history-making Slocum Massacre Historical Marker effort.

Texas State Alum, ER Bills, author of the award-winning book, The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas.

The inaugural African American Studies Minor, Remembering Slocum Scholarship recipient for the Fall 2022 semester will also be announced on September 29th. 

Contact Dr. Dwonna Goldstone for details.

Cooking Soul Food | Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Family & Consumer Sciences Kitchen Lab

Students learned how to fry chicken wings and cook corn and potatoes au gratin.

Painting with a Twist | Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Retama Hall

Students de-stress from the end of the semester and get ready for final exams by painting.

Speaker | Ron Davis
Date/Time | Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | 11:00 am
Location | Flowers 230

Guest speaker, Ron Davis, discusses Enslaved and Free Black Cowboys in Texas. 

CRN | 18883
Date/Time | Tuesday/Thursday - 2:00 - 3:20 pm
Dr. Dwonna Goldstone

In this course, we will examine how Black men and women historically have been portrayed throughout popular culture and how film has been used to expose and dismantle racism.

CRN | 15986
Date/Time | Tuesday/Thursday - 11:00 - 12:20 pm
Dr. Dwonna Goldstone

This is a multi-disciplinary course that introduces students to - and facilitates and exploration of - the social, political, and economic culture of American people of African descent.  The course incorporates lectures, discussions, and films to help students gain an understanding of the process and dynamics that impacts the lives of Black Americans.

The Texas State University African American Studies Program is pleased to announce a new scholarship fund for students invested in Black history and the African American Studies curriculum.

Award-winning author and Texas State alum E. R. Bills (class of 1990) is donating his past, present and future print and online royalties for the books he’s written about Black history in Texas to the African American Studies Program.

This Texas State University African American Studies financial aid fund will be called the Remembering Slocum Scholarship and it will award at least one $729.00 grant per semester—the $729 figure commemorating the month and day a little-known racial pogrom started in southeastern Anderson County—July 29, 1910.

You can find out more about E.R. Bills, the Remembering Slocum Scholarship, and the scholarship recipients, on the Remembering Slocum Scholarship page.

Join instructor, Erika Nielson, throughout the Spring semester for Restorative Yoga.  All sessions will be held at 4:30 pm in Flowers Hall 230.

Dates

• Thursday, February 17, 2022
• Thursday, March 3, 2022
• Thursday, March 31, 2022
• Thursday, April 14, 2022
• Thursday, April 28, 2022

Texas State History and the African American Studies Program celebrated the achievements of our Fall 2021 African American Studies graduates the best way - by having a party!  Congratulations and welcome to the TXST alumni family, graduates!

Be enough for yourself first, the rest of the world can wait.  Join Dr. Goldtone and Tori Bowman, M.S. LPC-S, Owner of Magnolia Roots Counseling as they discuss Mindfulness and Depression.

Date/Time | Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 2:30 pm
Location | Retama Hall Study Room

For inquiries please contact Dr. Goldstone.

Join instructor Jenn Fennell Baker for Yoga Flow, an indoor yoga session to help you connect with your inner self.  The first 10 participants will receive a free yoga mat and water bottle!

Date/Time | Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 5:00 -6:00 pm
Location | Flowers 230

For inquiries contact Dr. Goldstone.

Are you interested in finding out how to pick easy and thrifty recipes and meal plans?  Join Dr. Goldstone as she discusses How to Create a Thrifty Meal Plan!

Date/Time | Monday, October 18, 2021 | 5:00 pm
Location | FCS Room 158

For more information contact Dr. Goldstone.

The Black & Latinx Studies Living-Learning Community is a space for students to:

• engage in learning both inside and outside of the classroom;
• develop a shared purpose of academic success;
• begin a journey of life-long learning;
• enact positive change through exploration and celebration of cultural heritage;
• and commune with one another.

You can join the community though the Department of Residential Life.

Spend an hour with Tori Bowman, MFT, on mindfulness, awareness, and meditation. Get your mind ready to tackle your final exams!  Contact Dr. Goldstone for more information.

AAS Director, Dr. Dwonna Goldstone, recently published an opinion piece in the Austin American Statesman titled "On 'The Eyes of Texas,' now that we know better, we must do better."