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Department of Black Studies

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Writing in Black: A Workshop Series

This new interdisciplinary workshop series sponsored by Northwestern’s Department of Black Studies is designed to address the praxis of writing about the conditions of Black life past, present and future and will be open to both graduate students and faculty. 

2025 Leon Forrest Lecture Series

2025 Leon Forrest Lecture Series

 

Events

 
Nov
3
2025
SAVE THE DATE Allison Davis Lecture

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Off-Campus

Allison Davis Lecture. To be given by Lorgia García Peña, Professor in the Department of African American Studies & Effron Center for...

Feb
4
2026
SAVE THE DATE CAAH/Chabraja lecture

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Off-Campus

Chabraja/Center for African American History Distinguished Lecture in African American History. To be given by Ula Taylor, Professor an...

Apr
29
2026
SAVE THE DATE Leon Forrest Lecture

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Off-Campus

Leon Forrest Lecture. To be given by Vernon Reid, guitarist, songwriter, composer, and founder of the Grammy Award-winning rock band Li...

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News

 
Congratulations to Dr. Isaac Ginsberg Miller
Congratulations to Jalin Jackson
Black Studies PhD alum Claudia Garcia-Rojas wins ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Montague
Congratulations to Black Studies affiliate faculty member Akin Ogundiran

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