African American and African Studies @ WFU
African American and African Studies at Wake Forest University is a signature academic program that:
- Leverages the University’s distinctive commitment “to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts” while educating a new generation of scholars and citizens committed to serving humanity
- Employs a broad humanistic framework in providing a novel intellectual space for students and scholars to develop new knowledge in their attempt “to ask and answer the fundamental questions of human existence”
- Distinguishes its approach to the discipline by its unique focus on the cultures, knowledges, and expressions of African descended people in the southern United States and their global reverberations.
“I speak to the Black experience, but I am always talking about the human condition – about what we can endure, dream, fail at, and still survive.”
– Maya Angelou
AFAM@Wake
African American and African Studies is integral to a liberal arts education.
Academics
Learn more about our signature African American and African Studies program and see what’s being offered this spring.
Faculty
Meet our distinguished African American and African Studies faculty.
2026 Williams College Sterling A. Brown ’22 Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture with Dean Corey D. B. Walker
News
One week from today 🗓 African American and African Studies invites you to join us for an evening of conversation with Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, author of Black! Feminist! Free! A reception will follow.
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We didn`t go far! African American and African Studies has moved to Tribble Hall A308. We are always available by email, too!
African American and African Studies hopes you have a meaningful semester filled with friendship and meaningful learning. ⭐
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This and another year on campus 🎓
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"We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
The newest publication from @wfuniversity’s Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative is now available. Visit the link in our bio to read the full publication.
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Honoring the brilliance, resilience, and innovation of Black communities this Juneteenth. Today we commemorate freedom, reflect on our history, and recommit to justice, equity, and liberation for all. ❤️💛💚🖤 #Juneteenth #FreedomDay #CelebrateFreedom
"Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within." - James Baldwin 🏳️🌈
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The 2026 Williams College Sterling A. Brown `22 Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture with Dean Corey D. B. Walker is now available on YouTube. "Wither Why and How": Black Studies and the Fate of the University was presented at Williams College on April 28, 2026. The link is in our bio.
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