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The Center for African & African American Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Danielle Hodge and Dr. Nathan Alexander Moore have been awarded 2024-2025 CAAAS Faculty Fellowships. The purpose of the CAAAS Faculty Fellowship is to provide University of Colorado Boulder faculty with a research and/or creative work semester...

Students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members are all invited to the first annual Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) Day Black History Month celebration on Feb. 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Macky Auditorium. In 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis proclaimed the first day of Black...

On November’s Black Talk, KGNU’s Michele Simpson talked with Dr. Reiland Rabaka the founder and director of the Center for African and African American Studies (the CAAAS) at CU Boulder. Rabaka, who began working at CU Boulder in 2005, says he considered not taking the job because of the school...

Dr. Rabaka's book delves into the significant but overlooked intersection of soul, funk, and disco music with the Black Women's Liberation Movement, highlighting how artists like Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan used their music to challenge societal structures of race and gender, contributing to the soundtracks of both the Civil...

Senator Michael Bennet recently visited the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) at CU Boulder, sparking a vibrant and insightful dialogue with students. The event, held on October 20th, 2023, provided an invaluable opportunity for students to directly engage with the Colorado Senator, delving into discussions that encompassed...

Shamika is a doctoral candidate in the Information Science department at the University of Colorado Boulder advised by Dr. Casey Fiesler. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in African and African-American studies. She then earned a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in the city of New...

The University of Colorado Boulder's cultural scene is set to flourish through a new collaboration between CU Presents' Artist Series and the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS), co-sponsoring events that celebrate the richness of African and African American arts and culture, including performances by Nobuntu and Step...

CU Boulder's Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, in collaboration with the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS), played a crucial role in a panel on gun violence prevention featuring Rep. Joe Neguse and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The discussion highlighted the urgent need for...

Blessed E. Ngoe is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research interests include language and social interaction in invisible political and social organizations, organizational collaboration, and African epistemologies. During his time at CU Boulder, Blessed has been researching communication strategies that...

In a conversation with Yellow Scene, Dr. Rabaka discusses the newly opened Center for African & African American Studies (CAAAS) in Boulder, emphasizing its role in bridging the campus and community, addressing challenges in teaching African American Studies, and exploring the intersections of culture, race, and music in his courses,...