Your browser is unsupported

We recommend using the latest version of IE11, Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari.

University of Illinois Chicago
Search
University of Illinois Chicago

Black Studies

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Welcome Message from Dr. Joseph Jewell, Department Head

Black Studies is essential training for living and working in the 21st Century. The Department of Black Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago is at the cutting edge of research and teaching about today’s most pressing issues:

  • global protests to save Black lives
  • mass incarceration
  • health disparities in the age of COVID-19
  • school-to-prison pipeline
  • slavery and reparations
  • Black arts and performance
  • queer Black life
  • immigrants and refugees
  • Blackness in the media
  • teaching Black history
  • Black communities and politics
  • feminist leadership and legacies

We focus on the history, culture and politics of African-descended people in the Americas and around the globe in the quest for a more just and equitable world. Join Us!

Explore Black Studies at UIC Heading link

News Heading link

People walking in Chicago, IL Loop
Professor Dave Stovall speaks on the topic of Criminal Justice in Chicago
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Black Studies Professor Dr. David Stovall shared that there is an “alienation” in communities that have been systemically carved out of resources and opportunity and that is playing a role in the surge…
A parking ticket issued by the City of Chicago is displayed in this 2018 file photo.
The cost of erroneous parking tickets issued in Chicago as reported by UICs IRRPP
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
More than 475,000 erroneous parking tickets were issued by the city of Chicago between 2012 and 2018, according to a report released Tuesday by the University of Illinois-Chicago Institute for Research on Race…
The Black Studies Department is so proud of you in white text on a blue card
Congratulations Spring 2022 Graduates!
Thursday, May 5, 2022
The Black Studies Department would like to congratulate our Spring 2022 graduates. We are proud of each of you! Graduates from the College of Liberal Sciences celebrate commencement this Saturday at commencement.uic.edu MAJORS…

Upcoming Events in Black Studies Heading link