Department of African American Studies

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The flyer for the Department of African American Studies' Founder's Day

AFAM Founder's Day

Date: Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

Join the Department of African American Studies as we celebrate the student activists, organizers, and community builders who fought for the creation of the AFAM program here at VCU! The event will feature a performance by the Black Awakening Choir and an inaugural screening of a documentary on the lives and work of our founders. Food will be provided!

Annual Events

Our department hosts several regular events throughout the year, including our Gabriel Summer Institute. Please view below for links on our annual events as they are developed!

Gabriel Summer Institute

VCU’s Department of African American Studies hosts a weeklong day camp for high school students centered on genealogy and local history. Please see the page on the Institute for further details.