University of Detroit Mercy African American Studies Program

University of Detroit Mercy African American Studies Program Multidisciplinary minor that promotes the understanding of the African American experience through scholarship, service learning and cultural events.

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08/26/2026

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We have an awesome assortment of works in History and African American Studies available for free pickup on the 3rd floo...
08/24/2026

We have an awesome assortment of works in History and African American Studies available for free pickup on the 3rd floor of Briggs! Get them while they last.

The ongoing and widespread devaluation of African American and African Studies is not an issue confined to public school...
08/17/2026

The ongoing and widespread devaluation of African American and African Studies is not an issue confined to public schools in conservative states.

Living during a time when members of the U.S. State Department failed to correctly identify a single African country during their presentation at a major international conference gives us a sense of the stakes involved in allowing profit-motivated, anti-intellectual ideas to dictate curriculum at our universities.

👀 Detroit Mercy Ministry Office
08/03/2026

👀 Detroit Mercy Ministry Office

👀 Our neighbors across the border 🇨🇦
07/24/2026

👀 Our neighbors across the border 🇨🇦

One of the core lessons of Juneteenth is that access to information is central to maintaining a free society. We celebra...
06/19/2026

One of the core lessons of Juneteenth is that access to information is central to maintaining a free society. We celebrate that legacy of freedom and recommend this recent essay in The Nation Magazine about the ongoing efforts to remove truthful tellings of history from our schools.

Congratulations to this year’s graduate from our program, Maddie Reaume! We’re looking forward to seeing all the great w...
05/29/2026

Congratulations to this year’s graduate from our program, Maddie Reaume! We’re looking forward to seeing all the great ways Maddie will incorporate her love for history and museums into her work!

As African American Studies programs are being downgraded and shuttered across the country, we’re happy to announce our ...
04/10/2026

As African American Studies programs are being downgraded and shuttered across the country, we’re happy to announce our current cohort of minors is the largest in school history!

Thanks so much to Izegbe N’Namdi (third from the left) for giving our students a tour of the past, present, and future o...
04/08/2026

Thanks so much to Izegbe N’Namdi (third from the left) for giving our students a tour of the past, present, and future of the N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art!

*AAS 3000: A Black Studies Tour of Detroit

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