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Dr. Kyrah Malika Daniels featured in article: ‘Sinners’ success sparks conversations around African spirituality beyond Christianity

Posted onJune 16, 2025June 18, 2025

Dr. Kyrah Malika Daniels was recently featured in the following article: ‘Sinners’ success sparks conversations around African spirituality beyond Christianity

Daniels shared insight into Africana religions and their representation in the film Sinners highlighting Vodou as a Haitian religion …

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Dr. Dianne Stewart Awarded 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship

Posted onApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Dr. Dianne M. Stewart was awarded the 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship. This esteemed fellowship is a recognition of Dr. Stewart’s scholarship and field-defining research in the field of religion.

Having been chosen from nearly 3,500 applicants, she joins 198 scholars …

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A Forgotten Migration Wins the AERA SIG 168 Outstanding Publication Award

Posted onFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Dr. Crystal Sanders’ A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs wins the American Educational Research Association (AERA) SIG 168 Outstanding Publication Award…

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Vengeance Feminism Wins The 2025 ASALH Book Prize

Posted onFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Dr. Kali Gross’s Vengeance Feminism: The Power of Black Women’s Fury in Lawless Times wins the 2025 ASALH Book Prize, making exceptional use of new and previously underutilized archives and speaking boldly to the contemporary moment.…

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