Black Women's Studies Association

3 Reasons to register for the BWSA Symposium It's virtual! This ensures that the symposium is accessible. You can save significant time and money on travel while prioritizing your health needs. Be in community with other scholars in Black Women's Studies! Learn about exciting research alongside people who understand why this work matters regardless of the social or political climate. Attend publishing, writing, and money management workshops. Our tailored presentations offer practical recommendations for navigating academia. APRIL 4-5, 2025 Register for the Black Women's Studies Association virtual symposium at bwsasymposium.vfairs.com by Thursday, April 3 Includes drawing of a computer, a Black woman, and an open book

Black Women's Studies Association 2nd Annual Virtual Symposium "No One Is Free until We All Are Free:" Activism, Advocacy, and Academic Freedom during Late-Stage Capitalism Register at bwsasymposium.vfairs.com First 10 registrants get a VIP swag box! Registration ends April 3 blackwomensstudies.org

It's not too late for you to attend the 2nd annual BWSA virtual symposium! Register by this Thursday, April 3 at bwsasymposium.vfairs.com to join us on Friday and Saturday.

For #BlackHistoryMonth we have been celebrating #28DaysofBWS and today's pick is Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston.

We are nearing the end of #BlackHistoryMonth, but we have something in store for next month! Check out today's book selections for #28DaysofBWS America, Goddam by Treva Lindsey, and The First African American Cartoonist by Jackie Ormes!

For Days 18 and 19, we are highlighting We Tried to Tell Y'all by Meredith D. Clark and Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom for #28daysofBWS.

We're excited to invite you to join us for our Word Count Wednesday tomorrow! It kicks off at noon, and there's still plenty of time to register through the link in our bio. We can't wait to co-work together!

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we are highlighting foundational books in our discipline. Today's #28DaysofBWS book is Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe.

We are celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by highlighting Imagination A Manifesto by @ruha9.bsky.social and Vengeance Feminism by @kalinicolegross.bsky.social for #28daysofBWS!

Black Women's Studies Association 2nd Annual Virtual Symposium "No One Is Free until We All Are Free:" Activism, Advocacy, and Academic Freedom during Late-Stage Capitalism Register at bwsasymposium.vfairs.com First 10 registrants get a VIP swag box! Early registration ends March 1 Regular registration ends April 3 blackwomensstudies.org

Black Women's Studies Association Early Rates • Undergraduate/ Graduate Students/ K-12 Professionals - $150 • Postdoctoral fellows/ Adjuncts/ Independent Scholars - $200 • Tenure-track/ Tenured Professors/ Industry Leaders - $250

Black Women's Studies Association Regular Rates • Undergraduate/ Graduate Students/ K-12 Professionals - $210 • Postdoctoral fellows/ Adjuncts/ Independent Scholars - $260 • Tenure-track/ Tenured Professors/ Industry Leaders - $310

We are excited to announce that early bird registration is now open for our 2nd Annual Symposium at bwsasymposium.vfairs.com! There are a lot of great perks for those who register early. Early registration is open until 3/1! Stay tuned for the announcement of our Keynote Speaker and Plenary Session!

Our day 13 and day 14 picks for #28DaysofBWS to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth are Calling In How to Start Making Change With Those You'd Rather Cancel by Loretta J. Ross and The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson!

During #BlackHistoryMonth we are highlighting Black Girl Autopoetics by Ashleigh Greene Wade for #28DaysofBWS!

Today during #BlackHistoryMonth we are highlighting Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era by Ashley D. Farmer for #28DaysofBWS!

It's that time again! Join us TOMORROW at noon EST to get some work done! You can register at blackwomensstudies.org !

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, today's #28daysofBWS book is The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and The Black Panther Party in Oakland by Robyn C. Spencer!

We are spotlighting these two titles for the weekend to celebrate Black History Month for #28DaysofBWS. Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War by Edda L. Fields-Black!

Happy Friday! Today's #28DaysofBWS book is Brooding over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women's Lethal Resistance by Nikki M. Taylor!

Today's #28DaysofBWS selection is Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Valeria Boyd.

Happy Wednesday! Today's #28DaysofBWS is Island Queen by Vanessa Riley!

We are on Day 4 of #28DaysofBWS, and today, we are featuring Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime by Deborah Elizabeth Whaley!

Happy Tuesday! Do you have a project you're working on and want a virtual accountability buddy? Join us on Wednesday for our Word Count Wednesday! It is a great way to get work done and build community! You can register at blackwomensstudies.org! #Blackademic

Today's #28DaysofBWS book is Bad Fat Black Girl Notes from a Trap Feminist by Sesali Bowen.

Today’s book for #28DaysofBWS is Black Feminist Writing: A Practical Guide to Publishing Academic Books by Stephanie Y. Evans !

Book cover of Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler with the words Day 1 in the corner and a purple seal. Seal says #28DaysofBWS 2025, BWSA, and has a picture of a Black Power fist with a feminist symbol

Happy Black History Month! We are excited to celebrate another year of Black Women’s Studies Books. For the next 28 days we will be highlighting different texts. Today’s book for #28DaysofBWS is Parable of The Sower by Octavia Butler. Have you all read this book before?

We are excited to announce that submissions are now open for the 2025 BWSA Awards for best works in Black Women’s Studies. The awards are the Toni Cade Bambara Article Prize and the Cheryl A. Wall Graduate Student Paper Prize. Submissions are due by 3/8/25! blackwomensstudies.org/awards

2025 will bring changes beyond our control. We are embracing the art of storytelling this year, inspired by Toni Morrison's quote, “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”

📢 Call for Contributors!
BWSA is spotlighting Black Women’s Studies texts for Women’s History Month 2025! .
🗓️ Submit interest by Jan 10, 2025:
🔗 blackwomensstudies.org/blog/2024/12...

#BlackWomensStudies #Blackademics #AddtoBlackademics

The semester is coming to a close and we are gearing up for our last Word Count Wednesday of the year tomorrow. Let's finish the year strong! Join us tomorrow 12-2 pm est! Register via the link in our bio! #blackademic

It is #GivingTuesday, and we are an entirely volunteer-run organization. Donating to our organization will help us continue to host events and our annual virtual symposium and provide resources for those in the Black Women's Studies ecosystem.

White background with purple text that says Word Count Wednesday Join a virtual writing group hosted by Black Women's Studies Association every Wednesday beginning October 9! 12-2pm EST Reighster at Blackwomensstudies.org

We hope everyone had a restful holiday. We are back this week with Word Count Wednesday. Join us as we co-work together and get some words on the page! #blackademic #blacksky

If you work on the African diaspora, migration, transnationalism, racialisation and the experience of Black people and people of African descent, consider submitting your research for publication in our journal. #africandiaspora #transnationalism

Submit here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rab...

Olivia Adams, Blog Editor
Jessica S. Samuel, Conference Chair
Prilly Bicknell-Hersco, Membership Chair
KáLyn “Kay” Coghill, Social Media Coordinator