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INDS student Samantha Hawkins was crowned Miss Baltimore!

We are proud to announce that INDS senior Samantha Hawkins was crowned Miss Baltimore! As Miss Baltimore, Samantha serves as a positive role model for youth and an ambassador for the Children's...

Posted: January 29, 2014, 11:36 AM

CFP: Diversity Challenge at Boston College 2014

Racial or Ethnic Discrimination Across the Lifespan

October 24-25, 2014 Submission deadline: April 19, 2014 The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture (ISPRC) is pleased to present the 14th annual Diversity Challenge: Racial or...

Posted: January 28, 2014, 12:18 PM

CFP: Collaboration and Innovation Across the Food System

U of Vermont, Jun 18-22, 2014. Deadline: Feb 1

This year’s ASFS/AFHVS Annual meeting and Conference invites dialogue about the importance of collaboration and innovation across the food system. Such dialogue can occur at many levels: across...

Posted: January 26, 2014, 4:12 PM

CFP: Southern Association for Women Historians Conference

Southern Women, Historical Tourism & Public History, Jun '15

The Southern Association for Women Historians (SAWH) invites proposals for its tenth triennial conference, to be held June 11-14, 2015 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina....

Posted: January 25, 2014, 4:26 PM

"The Loving Story", "Dr.Claudrena Harold,"Alvin Ailey Dance"

UMBC CAMPUS COMMUNITY NEWS

The Africana Studies Department and The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery at UMBC announce two programs made possible by a grant for the “Created Equal Project.” Both programs will be free and...

Posted: January 23, 2014, 2:15 PM

AFST Students: Earn a FREE ticket to see the Alvin Ailey Co!

Contact Dr. King-Meadows by January 31, 2014

AFST will give one FREE orchestra ticket to an AFST major or minor who is interested in attending the Saturday, February 8, 2014, performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to be held...

Posted: January 21, 2014, 1:33 PM

Apply for Research Fellowships at the University of Alabama

8 fellowships in the amount of $500 each

To support the study of southern history and promote the use of the collections housed at the University of Alabama, the Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South and the University...

Posted: January 21, 2014, 12:48 PM

Internships at the NMAAHC!

The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Internships with the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) are a unique opportunity to participate in the making of a new museum. Interns complete projects using the...

Posted: January 17, 2014, 9:59 AM

CFP: Facing Race

Proposals due Jan. 24th

Facing Race: A National Conference is presented by Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation. A unique collaborative space for racial justice movement making, Facing Race is the...

Posted: January 16, 2014, 1:46 PM