Africana Studies
African Diaspora Film Series to Begin Tuesday
Join the Africana Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies programs with the African American Cultural Center as they kick off their African Diaspora Film Series. This timely film series will feature documentaries and feature films that explore African and African American history, relationships and race relations, identity and the quest for equality and human rights.
Filmmaker Byron Hurt Examines Impact of Soul Food
On Wednesday, June 20, 2017, over 175 local college students, Triangle residents and food justice activists came together for a screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary Soul Food Junkies. Sponsored by NC State's African American Cultural Center in partnership with the Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation, attendees were 'edutained' on the role soul food has played in African American culture and learned about the impact of America’s class-based apartheid in its food system.
Dr. Craig Brookins, Associate Professor
Dr. Craig Brookins, associate professor of Psychology and Africana Studies and director of Interdisciplinary Degree Programs in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, tells the Digest about his perspectives on diversity and equity in the university setting.