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
"In the land of many waters, the Victoria Amazonica, or Paimîye`, as it is called in the Macushi language, is Guyana’s national flower. It is a remarkable botanical wonder with deep cultural, historical, and environmental importance. This documentary investigates the importance of the Victoria Amazonica to Guyana."
All are invited to attend a special film screening and discussion of Paimîye: A Documentary on Guyana`s National Flower. This film was made in partnership with Karanambu Lodge and funded by the Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative at Wake Forest University.
A discussion will follow with filmmaker Tara Leuvina Smith, producer Dr. Tivia Collins, Assistant Professor of Women`s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and EEJI Faculty Fellow, and Dean Corey D. B. Walker, Dean, Wake Forest School of Divinity, Director, Program in African American and African Studies, Principal Investigator, Mellon Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative. A reception will follow.
#winstonsalem #filmscreening #documentary #highereducation #guyana🇬🇾
The Program in African American and African Studies is proud to co-sponsor "Filthy Feminism: On Race, Media Representation, and Resisting Being Clean" featuring Dr. Robin Boylorn, Holle Endowed Chair of Communication Arts, Executive Director of the Holle Center for Communication Arts, and Distinguished Research Professor, The University of Alabama.
All are invited to join @wfuwgss for this special event. A reception will follow.
#highereducation #speakers #womensstudies #feminism
Are you ready for Spring 2027? Course registration opens on November 3. For a full list of AFAM courses and electives, visit afam.wfu.edu/academics. 💻🎓
#blackstudies #africanamericanstudies #wfu #highereducation
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.
#winstonsalemnc #events #books #highereducation
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. ⭐
#highereducation #wfu #classof2030
This and another year on campus 🎓
#wfu #classof2030 #welcomeback
"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.
#environmentaljustice #environment #climatechange
