Welcome to ÐãÉ«app’s Department of Africana Studies (DAFS). The Department of Africana Studies (DAFS) is located in Oscar Ritchie Hall (ORH), an academic building named in honor of one of the first African Americans to hold a tenured position in the state of Ohio’s system of Higher Education.
Watch Our Videos
Listen to Aiden Taylor explain how his involvement with the Africana Studies degree program provided him with an outstanding opportunity to work with the digital humanities project.
Watch as Dr. Kumah-Abiwu talks about classroom engagement and how Africana Studies changes the lives of our students.
Events
"Artistic Jungle"
Art Exhibition
Dates: Monday, Aug. 19 – Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily
Artist Talk/Reception
Date: Friday, Sept. 27, 2024
Time: 6 - 7 p.m.
Additional Information
The Department of Africana Studies and the Center of Pan-African Culture are proud to present this extraordinary art exhibition featuring the works of two distinguished artists, Nana Kwesi Agyare and Georgio Sabino, III.
Contact Information
Phone: 330-672-2300
Email: mokantah@kent.edu
"Word Sounds and Power"
Performance Poetry Concert
Date: Friday, Sept. 27, 2024
Time: 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Additional Information
The Department of Africana Studies and the Center of Pan-African Culture are proud to present, "Word Sounds and Power," a soul-stirring evening of Jazz and Performance Poetry featuring Vince Robinson and the Jazz Poets with special guest, KSU's own Mwatabu S. Okantah.
Contact Information
Phone: 330-672-2300
Email: mokantah@kent.edu