2020

Man wearing Colin Kaepernick football jersey
In the News
How black athletes can inspire activism
Asst. Prof. Robert Bennett's research has found that black athletes' activism inspires more African Americans to get politically involved.
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Awards & Honors
Prof. Toni King receives 2020 Brickman Leadership Award
Toni King, associate professor and director of the Black Studies Program, has been awarded the 2020 Brickman Leadership Award.
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Alumni
Aaron D. Webb '96 named CHI Living Communities CEO
Aaron D. Webb '96 has been named CEO of CHI Living Communities.
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Announcements & Updates
Congratulations to the Black Studies Class of 2020
A letter from Prof. Toni King celebrating the Class of 2020.
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2019

Jessica Leeds Richman '20
Student News
'How The Double Jeopardy Affects Black Women's Health'
An article by Jessica Leeds Richman '20, published in 'The Rational,' explores systemic issues with black women's health.
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Dr. Sarah Derbew
Lectures & Discussions
A New Vocabulary for Ancient Blackness
Dr. Sarah Derbew discusses the ancient and modern intersections of blackness, race and identity.
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Student News
Prizm Magazine Publishes Student Work
Student work is being published through a unique a partnership.
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Belcourt building
Lectures & Discussions
A film seminar in Nashville
'Don't Forget About Us: Popular Culture & Black Queer Sexual Politics in America,' a film seminar presented by Terrance Dean, post-doctoral fellow.
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Kristina Odejimil
In the News
Kristina Bethea Odejimi '06 is Bowdoin’s New Dean of Students
Bowdoin College has appointed Kristina Bethea Odejimi '06 as Dean of Students. Odejimi was an anthology/sociology & Black Studies double major.
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Aaron Webb '96
In the News
Aaron Webb '96 COO of Morning Pointe Healthcare Services Company
Attorney Aaron Webb '96 is COO of Morning Pointe healthcare services company. Webb majored in black studies and political science at Denison.
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Lectures & Discussions
Joseph Lewis Presents 'When Can We Cry' at Tuesday Lunch
Lewis argues that these protest movements demonstrate the potential of student civic engagement at Denison and beyond.
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students at the film discussion
Film Screenings
Screening of 'Invisible Chess' film
Film promotes institutional reform, addresses the inequities of a warped sentencing system, and seeks to find justice for Jason Goudlock.
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Lectures & Discussions
Black Studies Co-Hosts Interviewing Workshop with Journalist
Denison hosted an interviewing workshop with journalist Brittany King, a full-time freelancer in Indianapolis who covers marginalized communities.
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Dr. Jamillah Karim
Lectures & Discussions
Dr. Jamillah Karim Talks Islam, Black Feminism, & Leadership
Dr. Karim shares her ethnographic and autoethnographic data on current and former women leaders of the Nation of Islam.
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Mary Frances Berry
Lectures & Discussions
"Why Reparations? How Reparations?"
Black Studies Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Workshop on Reparations Featuring Dr. Mary Frances Berry
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L. Graciella Maiolatesi '16
Alumni
L. Graciella Maiolatesi '16 Choreography in Concert
La Femme Dance Festival celebrates choreography by women of Black/African Diaspora/African descent, featuring work by L. Graciella Maiolatesi '16.
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2018

Students gathering to depart for the Black Panther
Field Trips
The Black Studies Program Goes to See Movie "Black Panther"
Prestigious Scholar of Cultural Studies, Television & Film -Terrance Dean-Leads Black Studies Students in Discussion of Ground Breaking Afro-futurist Film
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2016

Lectures & Discussions
Remembering the '60s: Panel Discussion with Rowland Scherman
Panel talk with photographer Rowland Scherman, alum Michael Jones, and faculty.
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