Dr. Rabaka and Associate Teaching Professor Nii Armah Sowah hug during celebration

The Center for African & African American Studies celebrated MLK 2023 day in the community!

Jan. 20, 2023

Associate Teaching Professor Nii Armah Sowah presented dance to the packed house

Celebrating MLK Day 2023

Jan. 18, 2023

The Boulder County community, including several CU Boulder affiliates, came together to enjoy an MLK Day tribute through song, poetry and community recognition.

CAAAS outdoor sign outside of Macky AUDITORIUM.

CU Boulder opens Center for African and African American Studies

Sept. 16, 2022

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Professor Reiland Rabaka photographed in front of a color board in Macky Auditorium.

New CU Boulder Center for African and African American Studies wants to ‘focus on the triumph’

Sept. 8, 2022

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CAAAS Director interviewed in The Coloradan Magazine

July 12, 2022

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2022 Juneteenth and Pride Newsletter

June 9, 2022

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Just CAAAS Conservation: Special Session for Buffalo, NY

May 19, 2022

Just CAAAS (sounds like Cause) is an organic space for folx across the CU Boulder community to come together and unpack meaningful conversations essential to the Black experience through a Black perspective. This is open to undergrad, graduate, faculty, and staff community members. This Just CAAAS conversation will focus on...

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05.17.22 Statement by CAAAS Director Reiland Rabaka

May 17, 2022

CAAAS Director Statement on the Mass Shooting in Buffalo, New York The Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) mourns those who were murdered in the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022. We grieve with their families, friends, and everyone who is suffering...

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Black Affinity Graduation

May 7, 2022

Hosted by Black Alumni Association, the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS), and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement (ODECE). Join us on May 7 for a celebration of students in the Black, African, and African American communities at CU who will be graduating this semester!...

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2022-2023 CAAAS Dissertation Completion Fellow

April 19, 2022

Shawn Trenell O’Neal has been awarded the 2022-2023 Center for African & African American Studies (CAAAS) Dissertation Completion Fellowship. Shawn is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, in addition to a renowned DJ and audio producer. His dissertation is titled...

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