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Honoring Dartmouth's First Black Student, Class of 1828

Sailor, porter, student, preacher, Edward Mitchell led an extraordinary life.
Portraiture and Politics in the Photography of Gerald Annan-Forson

"Off-Beat: Portraiture and Politics in the Photography of Gerald Annan-Forson," curated by Jesse Weaver Shipley, now on view at the Hood Museum of Art.
'Sampling Black Life': Allie Martin Discusses LoC Project

The Library of Congress interviewed Assistant Professor Martin about her scholar-in-residence work.
New Arts and Sciences Faculty to Join the Dartmouth Community

Twenty-three new faculty members will join the Arts and Sciences community.
Professor Shaonta' Allen was selected by students to receive the 2024

Professor Shaonta' Allen (left) was selected by students to receive the 2024
Black France on Film | Race, Diaspora, Hauntings - France & Its Others

This summer 2024 film series takes viewers on a journey through the lived experiences of diverse African and French peoples of African descent in and beyond the French Republic.
Department of African and African American Studies Responds to the May 1, 2024 Events and Arrests on Campus

On Sunday, May 5th, AAAS sent a statement letter to President Beilock, Provost Kotz, and Dean of the Faculty Smith in response to the May 1, 2024 events and arrests on campus.
Africa Week Celebrations Return Starting May 6

The Beyond Borders theme highlights diversity of African culture, art, and societies.
A Sociologist Brings Her Lived Experience to the Classroom Shaonta' Allen, assistant professor of sociology

3D Magazine, v. 17, April 2024
Probing Photography's Anti-Black History

Professor Kimberly Juanita Brown shows how documentary photography has linked Blackness with suffering and death.