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The Black Geographies Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers was founded in 2017 to create a global platform for: (a) promoting study of the social, political, cultural, economic, and ecological aspects of the race in/and geography, (b) encouraging critical reflection on the issues, processes, intrinsic qualities, and interconnections that shape Black lives and geographies on local, national, continental, and international scales, (c) exchanging research and teaching ideas among scholars of race in/and geography, and (d) building greater ties between geographers and the Black and Africana Studies community.

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For more details, visit: aag.org

Join us in February to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Black Geographies Specialty Group

Homecoming: Black Geographies at 10!

Open Call for Media, Writing, & Ephemera

What do we mean by Black geographies? How might we better bridge the space between how they are intellectually invoked and how they are recalled, witnessed, and inhabited? Marking the 10^th anniversary of the Black Geographies Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers, we welcome submissions for a wide-ranging collection comprising writing, expressive works, and cultural ephemera that evoke Black geographies beyond the parameters of peer-reviewed manuscripts and institutional gatekeeping. The collection will seek to present Black geographies as many of us first encountered them: in community, art, and the quiet moments of self-recognition.  

Please visit this submission form to share your submission by October 15, 2026.