Black / African American

Image of Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale and their four children posing in front of a Christmas tree

Arts, humanities and education

Phoenix civil rights activists highlighted in ASU professor’s latest book

Elaissia Sears, an alumna of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' School of Politics and Global Studies, was sworn is as Justice of the Peace for the West Mesa Justice Court this January.

Law, journalism and politics

ASU alumna tackles community issues in the courtroom as current youngest justice of the peace in Arizona

March 28, 2019

A man speaks to a room of people

Law, journalism and politics

African-American law enforcement officers balance dual identities

March 14, 2019

Dr. Mamie Locke

Arts, humanities and education

Locke to deliver annual ASU A. Wade Smith Memorial Lecture on Race Relations

March 07, 2019

ASU student Sekou Jackson

Arts, humanities and education

ASU student building a community of black artists and leaders

February 26, 2019

colleen Jennings roggensack

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack receives Pioneer Award

February 24, 2019

Donta McGilvery teaches African-American theater at ASU.

Health and medicine

ASU student uses theater to give voice to people on the margins of society

February 18, 2019

Tehvon Fowler-Chapman

Arts, humanities and education

Music alums selected for national arts leadership and artistic development programs

February 12, 2019

Photo by Devin Avery on Unsplash

Science and technology

Study finds lack of mental health interventions for ethnic minority youth in the US

February 12, 2019

global sport institute event

Local, national and global affairs

Sport continues to drive social change

February 11, 2019

Graphic artwork on African American woman

Arts, humanities and education

Afrofuturism explores science fiction but is rooted in the past

February 07, 2019