Student leaders of the 1989 Study-in to demand an Africana Studies (African American Studies) Department reconvene for a virtural panel discussion April 13, 2023, 5:00 – 6:30 pm to revisit the circumstance and their actions which birthed the Wayne State University’s African American Studies Department.  

This is event is open to the Wayne State community and public. It will be moderated by Wayne State Faculty, Dr. Kefentse Chike. 

CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK TO JOIN THE LIVE-STREAM OF THIS EVENT: https://wayne.edu/live

This is the second event of our series titled "Leading Up to Juneteenth". In this series we are providing educational opportunities to learn and dialogue about the reverberating impact of Juneteenth. 

This event is sponsored by the Juneteenth Planning Committee, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Department of African American Studies. For more information on our Juneteenth events, follow the link here.