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    • 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.

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    • Black Migration Event FlyerThe 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

       

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    • Southern Prison Culture Event Flyer

      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

  • Fall 2022

    • Yoga For EveryoneAre 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!

    • Frankie B. MarsCongratulations 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

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      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.

  • Spring 2022

    • 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.

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    • 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.

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    • 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. 

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    • AAS 3310A Course Flyer 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.

    • AAS 2320 Course FlyerCRN | 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.

    • Restorative Yoga FlierJoin 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!

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  • Fall 2021