Professors
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| Shamara Alhassan Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Religious Studies | Walter Allen Distinguished Professor & Allan Murray Cartter Professor in Higher Education, Sociology & African American Studies | Bryonn Bain Professor of African American Studies, World Arts and Cultures | Dance, & Law *On leave until Spring 2026* |
| Scot Brown Professor of African American Studies and History & Director of Undergraduate Affairs of African American Studies | Justin Dunnavant Assistant Professor of Anthropology & African American Studies | Ugo Edu Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Medical Anthropology | Lorrie Frasure Ralph J. Bunche Endowed Chair of Political Science & African American Studies |
| Yogita Goyal Professor of English & African American Studies | Cheryl I. Harris Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties and African American Studies | Kelly Lytle Hernández The Thomas E. Lifka Chair of History & African American Studies | Tyrone C. Howard Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education to Strengthen Families & African American Studies |
| Darnell Hunt Professor of Sociology & African American Studies, and Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost | Marcus Anthony Hunter Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology & African American Studies | Ralina Joseph Professor of African American Studies & Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence | Terence Keel Professor of African American Studies & Institute for Society and Genetics |
| Cheryl L. Keyes Chair of the Department of African American Studies, Professor of Ethnomusicology & Global Jazz Studies | Kyle T. Mays Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, & History and Assoc. Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence | Uri McMillan Associate Professor of English, Sexuality & Gender Studies, and African American Studies | Alesia Montgomery Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability |
| Safiya Umoja Noble David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences & Professor of African American Studies, Gender Studies, & Information Studies | Sobukwe Odinga Assistant Professor of African American Studies & US Foreign Policy | Keston Perry Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Political Economy, & Geography | Brenda E. Stevenson Distinguished Professor & Nickoll Family Endowed Chair in History & African American Studies |
| Caroline Streeter Associate Professor of English & African American Studies | Dominic Taylor Professor of Theater & African American Studies | Sherod Thaxton Professor of Law & African American Studies | Courtney Thomas Tobin Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences & African American Studies |
| Jonli Tunstall Asst. Adjunct Professor of African American Studies, Education & Assoc. Vice Provost of Student Diversity & Dir. of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) | Patricia A. Turner Research Professor of African American Studies | Richard Yarborough Professor Emeritus of English & African American Studies |
| Shamara Alhassan Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Religious Studies | Walter Allen Distinguished Professor & Allan Murray Cartter Professor in Higher Education, Sociology & African American Studies | Bryonn Bain Professor of African American Studies, World Arts and Cultures |
| Adam Bradley Professor of English & African American Studies | Scot Brown Professor of African American Studies and History & Director of Undergraduate Affairs of African American Studies | Justin Dunnavant Assistant Professor of Anthropology & African American Studies |
| Ugo Edu Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Medical Anthropology | Lorrie Frasure Ralph J. Bunche Endowed Chair of Political Science & African American Studies | Yogita Goyal Professor of English & African American Studies |
| Cheryl I. Harris Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties and African American Studies | Kelly Lytle Hernández The Thomas E. Lifka Chair of History & African American Studies | Tyrone C. Howard Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education to Strengthen Families & African American Studies |
| Darnell Hunt Professor of Sociology & African American Studies, and Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost | Marcus Anthony Hunter Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology & African American Studies | Ralina Joseph Professor of African American Studies & Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence |
| Terence Keel Professor of African American Studies & Institute for Society and Genetics | Cheryl L. Keyes Chair of the Department of African American Studies, Professor of Ethnomusicology & Global Jazz Studies | Kyle T. Mays Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, & History and Assoc. Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence |
| Uri McMillan Associate Professor of English, Sexuality & Gender Studies, and African American Studies | Alesia Montgomery Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability | Safiya Umoja Noble David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences & Professor of African American Studies, Gender Studies, & Information Studies |
| Sobukwe Odinga Assistant Professor of African American Studies & US Foreign Policy | Keston Perry Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Political Economy, & Geography | Brenda E. Stevenson Distinguished Professor & Nickoll Family Endowed Chair in History & African American Studies |
| Caroline Streeter Associate Professor of English & African American Studies | Dominic Taylor Professor of Theater & African American Studies | Sherod Thaxton Professor of Law & African American Studies |
| Courtney Thomas Tobin Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences & African American Studies | Jonli Tunstall Asst. Adjunct Professor of African American Studies, Education & Assoc. Vice Provost of Student Diversity & Dir. of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) | Patricia A. Turner Research Professor of African American Studies |
| Richard Yarborough Professor Emeritus of English & African American Studies |
| Shamara Alhassan Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Religious Studies | Walter Allen Distinguished Professor & Allan Murray Cartter Professor in Higher Education, Sociology & African American Studies |
| Bryonn Bain Professor of African American Studies, World Arts and Cultures | Dance, & Law *On leave until Spring 2026* |
| Scot Brown Professor of African American Studies and History & Director of Undergraduate Affairs of African American Studies | Justin Dunnavant Assistant Professor of Anthropology & African American Studies |
| Ugo Edu Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Medical Anthropology | Lorrie Frasure Ralph J. Bunche Endowed Chair of Political Science & African American Studies |
| Yogita Goyal Professor of English & African American Studies | Cheryl I. Harris Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties and African American Studies |
| Kelly Lytle Hernández The Thomas E. Lifka Chair of History & African American Studies | Tyrone C. Howard Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education to Strengthen Families & African American Studies |
| Darnell Hunt Professor of Sociology & African American Studies, and Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost | Marcus Anthony Hunter Scott Waugh Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology & African American Studies |
| Ralina Joseph Professor of African American Studies & Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence | Terence Keel Professor of African American Studies & Institute for Society and Genetics |
| Cheryl L. Keyes Chair of the Department of African American Studies, Professor of Ethnomusicology & Global Jazz Studies | Kyle T. Mays Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, & History and Assoc. Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence |
| Uri McMillan Associate Professor of English, Sexuality & Gender Studies, and African American Studies | Alesia Montgomery Assistant Professor of African American Studies & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability |
| Safiya Umoja Noble David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences & Professor of African American Studies, Gender Studies, & Information Studies | Sobukwe Odinga Assistant Professor of African American Studies & US Foreign Policy |
| Keston Perry Assistant Professor of African American Studies, Political Economy, & Geography | Brenda E. Stevenson Distinguished Professor & Nickoll Family Endowed Chair in History & African American Studies |
| Caroline Streeter Associate Professor of English & African American Studies | Dominic Taylor Professor of Theater & African American Studies |
| Sherod Thaxton Professor of Law & African American Studies | Courtney Thomas Tobin Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences & African American Studies |
| Jonli Tunstall Asst. Adjunct Professor of African American Studies, Education & Assoc. Vice Provost of Student Diversity & Dir. of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) | Patricia A. Turner Research Professor of African American Studies |
| Richard Yarborough Professor Emeritus of English & African American Studies |
Lecturers
| Marc Bolin Lecturer | Tananarive Due Continuing Lecturer of African American Studies | Katie Singer Lecturer | Paul Von Blum Senior Lecturer Emeritus |
| Marc Bolin Lecturer | Tananarive Due Continuing Lecturer of African American Studies | Katie Singer Lecturer |
| Paul Von Blum Senior Lecturer Emeritus |
| Marc Bolin Lecturer | Tananarive Due Continuing Lecturer of African American Studies |
| Katie Singer Lecturer | Paul Von Blum Senior Lecturer Emeritus |
Postdoctoral Fellows
| Stephanie Parks Medical Anthropology, Disability, Autism, Health Inequity, Mass Incarceration, & African American Studies |
| Stephanie Parks Medical Anthropology, Disability, Autism, Health Inequity, Mass Incarceration, & African American Studies |
| Stephanie Parks Medical Anthropology, Disability, Autism, Health Inequity, Mass Incarceration, & African American Studies |