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We are thrilled to share with you a list of events for the 2021 AAG that are sponsored by the BGSG.  All times are in PDT A viewable calendar of all the sponsored events is hereA downloadable calendar for iCal is hereAnd you can register for the Annual Business Meeting (no AAG registration required!) here:https://ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItdeGoqjIoGdLhh0GCnNxV567Iyd1jWktp The Annual Business MeetingContinue reading “BGSG at the 2021 AAG”

Clyde Woods Black Geographies Specialty Group Graduate Student Paper Award Clyde Adrian Woods was a Baltimore native. Woods served as Associate Professor of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara, where he also directed the University’s Center for Black Studies Research. His work explored centrality of racism to processes of economic development in the American South.Continue reading “Now Accepting Applications for the 2021 Clyde Woods Black Geographies Specialty Group Graduate Student Paper Award”

In an effort to provide a supportive mechanism for graduate students as they tackle the dissertation process, the Black Geographies Specialty Group is launching a Graduate Writing Group. This is an opportunity to create an intellectual community where participants can network, collaborate, provide critical feedback, and grow professionally. The benefits of a writing group areContinue reading “BGSG Writing Group”

The map graphic on our website is meant to illustrate the global distribution of our membership.  If you would like to be included, fill out this form by March 30, 2021.  Please direct questions about the map to Muriel Marseille at:   marseil2@uwm.edu.

AAGBlack Geographies Specialty Group  WINTER NEWSLETTER January 2021 Welcome Message from BGSG Chair, Camilla Hawthorne Dear Black Geographies Community, I would like to start by acknowledging and thanking Dr. LaToya Eaves, Founding Chair of the Black Geographies Specialty Group of the AAG, for her leadership, brilliance, and commitment to the intellectual and political project ofContinue reading “Winter 2021 Newsletter”