MSU Denver - Department of Africana Studies

MSU Denver - Department of Africana Studies Department of Africana Studies At Metropolitan State University of Denver

The Department of Africana Studies offers an interdisciplinary field of study, which provide students with opportunities to pursue courses with an African, Caribbean, and African American focus. In fulfilling this objective, the department recognizes the natural connection between Africans, African Americans, and the rest of the African Diaspora. The department strives to remove the distortions ab

out Africa and Black peoples through courses that highlight the rich heritage, histories, achievements as well as cultural contributions of the people of African descent to human civilization. These course offerings enable students to acquire skills, sensitivities, and knowledge that enhance their functioning more intelligently in a diverse society. The department’s aim then is to develop and produce scholars committed to academic excellence and social responsibility in the United States who are prepared to build bridges with other cultural groups in the global space. The department strives through its various programs (i.e., study abroad, domestic field experiences, internships, and annual Black World Conference) to enhance Metropolitan State University of Denver’s mission of fostering diversity and mutual respect inside as well as outside the campus community.

43rd Black World Conference
02/16/2026

43rd Black World Conference

The 4th Umoja Community ConversationsFAITH IN BLACKNESSFilm Screening and DiscussionThursday, September 19, 2024Tivoli 6...
08/30/2024

The 4th Umoja Community Conversations

FAITH IN BLACKNESS
Film Screening and Discussion

Thursday, September 19, 2024
Tivoli 640, on the Auraria Campus
FREE and Open to the Public
11am-1pm

Here is a wonderful opportunity to engage with filmmaker and scholar of the African Diaspora about issues of spirituality and identity. The award-winning film, Faith in Blackness premiered in 2023 at the Smithsonian to much acclaim, and now the Metro State community has an opportunity to explore topics of AfroLatine identity and spirituality with the executive director, Guesnerth Josue Perea.

41st Annual Black World Conference: A Symposium on Black Love/Black JoyWednesday, February 21st, 2024King Center Recital...
02/19/2024

41st Annual Black World Conference: A Symposium on Black Love/Black Joy

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
King Center Recital Hall
Free and open to the public

Your Day at a Glance
9:30 am – 10:45 am – Roundtable I: “What is Black Love/Black Joy?
11 am – 12:15 pm – Keynote: Kevin Powell
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm – Lunch/Resource Fair
2 pm – 3:15 pm – Roundtable II: How Do We Practice Black Love/Black Joy?
7:30 pm – 9 pm – Evening concert/performance – RAPtivisit Aisha Fukushima

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 9:30am - 7:30pm King Center Recital Hall

Please join us in congratulating Kendall Taylor-Wright on her graduation.Kendall Taylor-Wright gives a riveting Senior T...
12/12/2023

Please join us in congratulating Kendall Taylor-Wright on her graduation.

Kendall Taylor-Wright gives a riveting Senior Thesis Presentation on “The Cattle and the Crocodile: Animals Motifs at the Great Zimbabwe Complex”. Kendall is graduating from MSU Denver with a B.A. in Art History, Theory & Criticism plus a Minor in Africana Studies. Kendall’s aspirations are to attend graduate school where she plans to earn her doctorate in Art History.

This is the Art History Senior Thesis presented by Kendall Taylor graduating student from Metropolitan State University Fall 2023 called, "The Cattle and The...

The 3rd Annual Umoja Community Conversations Conference:“Black Women in/and/of Hip-Hop”Supported by:the Department of Mu...
10/18/2022

The 3rd Annual Umoja Community Conversations Conference:
“Black Women in/and/of Hip-Hop”

Supported by:
the Department of Music's Music, Race, & Social Justice Visiting Artist Series, the Department of English, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Thursday, October 20, 2022
King Center Concert Hall, on the Auraria Campus
FREE and Open to the Public
9am-9pm
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jusq_02JThmLo3IGHDjF-g

39th Annual Black World Conference - VirtualWednesday, February 16th, 2022 - 9:30-2:00 p.m.Our conference is free and op...
02/03/2022

39th Annual Black World Conference - Virtual
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 - 9:30-2:00 p.m.

Our conference is free and open to the public. Please join us at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88653224784

02/17/2021

A World of Music in the Heart of the City. Virtual Jazz Celebration 2021.
https://www.msudenver.edu/music/

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Interview with Jazz Trumpeter Terence Blanchard and other jazz musicians. Moderated by Elizabeth Macy McLean, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, Department of Music at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Zoom Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87285535512?pwd=Q0MvSkFPSlRMTFRxMmtNTHNLeHVWdz09

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Check out our Fall 2020 courses!! We have online and in-person offerings for most of our courses.
04/17/2020

Check out our Fall 2020 courses!! We have online and in-person offerings for most of our courses.

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900 Auraria Parkway Central Classroom 303
Denver, CO
80217

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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+13036150799

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