About

The Black Geographies Specialty Group strives 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.

Membership is open to all members of the American Association of Geographers. Black Geographies Specialty Group membership can be added through the AAG Membership Portal: http://www.aag.org/cs/membership.

Annual Specialty Group Dues – $10.00

Annual Student Dues – $5.00

Executive Board

Co-chair: Kaily Heitz, UCLA (2025-27)

Co-chair: Jane Henderson, Dartmouth College (2026-2028)

Vice Chair: Darius Scott, McGill University (2025-27)

Secretary-Treasurer: Teona Williams, Rutgers University (2025-27)

Communications Directors:

  • Katrina Stack, University of South Florida (2025-27)
  • Kela Caldwell, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2026-28)

Student Representatives:

  • Kayla Roulhac, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2026-2028)
  • Alexandra Gessesse, University of California-Berkeley (2026-2028)

Past Chair: Alex Moulton, Hunter College, CUNY (2024-26)

Past Board Members:

Past Chairs

Akira Drake Rodriguez (2025-2026)
Camilla Hawthorne (2020-2022)
LaToya Eaves (2017-2020)

Past Vice Chairs

Mia White (2023-2025)
Camilla Hawthorne (2019-2020)
Jovan Scott Lewis (2017-2019)

Past Secretary -Treasurers

Ashanté Reese (2021-2023)
Camilla Hawthorne (2017-2019)

Past Communications Directors

Morgan Vickers (2024-2026)
Jonathan Hall (2021-2023)
Murielle Marseille (2020-2022)
Willie Jamaal Wright (2017-2019)
Brian Williams (2017-2019)
Matthew Cook (2017-2019)

Past Student Representatives

April L. Graham-Jackson (2020-2022)
Theresa Hice-Fromille (2021-2023)
Suzanne Nimoh (2021-2023)
Sophonie Bazile (2017-2019)
Mae Miller (2017-2019)
Pavithra Vasudevan (2017-2018)

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