Department of African American Studies
Yale University
PO Box 208212
New Haven, CT 06520-8212

Telephone and Fax
Phone: 203.432.1177
Fax: 203.432.2102

I used to want the words, "She tried," on my tombstone. Now I want "She did it."
~ Katherine Dunham

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."
~ Miles Davis

“We are each other’s magnitude and bond.”
~ Gwendolyn Brooks

"Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it."
~ James Baldwin

The emotional, sexual and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: "It's a girl."
~ Shirley Chisholm

Wade in the water, Wade in the water, children. Wade in the water, God's goin' to trouble the water.
~ African American Spiritual

Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you.
~ Satchel Paige

ENDEAVORS is a colloquium series sponsored by the Dept. of African American Studies

Spring 2013 Schedule

February 21, 2013

We invite visiting scholars and artists, as well as Yale faculty and advanced graduate students, to discuss their current work with African American studies students and the broader Yale community.