January 17, 2025 Naseemah Mohamed traveled to Molokai with Dr. Robin Garcia, student Sophia Gibby, and alumna Grace Gray, funded by the UVA Provost’s Office. Their collaboration with Ho’aka Mana, a Native Hawaiian-led organization, explored cultural revitalization
January 31, 2025 Nemata Blyden to give keynote address for the academic conference connected to the 2025 Zora! Festival
October 7, 2024 Jennifer C. Nash gave a talk on UVA Grounds as part of a co-sponsered event with the Department of English
January 17, 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr.'s eldest son Martin Luther King, III visited Nemata Blyden's Introduction to African American and African Studies course last semester. Blyden introduced King to the class of nearly 120 students
January 13, 2025 Former Woodson faculty member Marlene Daut's forthcoming monograph (January 2025) The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe was reviewed in The American Scholar
December 4, 2024 Andrew Kahrl's book The Black Tax was reviewed in Public Books as part of their series on Global Black History: "The Poverty of Homeownership"
December 17, 2024 Woodson fellows, students, faculty and staff capped off another semester by gathering for a family-style dinner with a holiday playlist and games
December 4, 2024 Kimberly Fields to deliver talk at Ivy Creek Foundation - "Shaping Justice: The Relationship Between Grassroots Activism, Public Policymaking Processes, Institutions and Environmental Justice Efforts in the Mid-Atlantic Region"
December 3, 2024 Ashleigh Wade received a TYDE Seed Grant to support developing a non-profit social media platform for Black youth
