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Named for Center director Dr. John Lewis Warfield (1973-1986), himself an innovative scholar, respected teacher and community activist, the Warfield Center maintains "Doc's" commitment to an engaged academic life. In collaboration with other university departments, centers, and schools, WCAAAS offers research opportunities and programming across a broad variety of disciplines focused on Black people in Texas, the United States, and the African Diaspora including: Africa; North, South, and Central America; the Caribbean; and Europe.

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WCAAAS Research Highlights

To get a glimpse of what's happening in the Center, find out more about our affiliates' research here!

"Sociology "at large" is contending with social networking sites, gaming, mobile technologies and communications, not only for the "data sets" that these new technologies are producing, but also for what such connectivity can tell us about social life."

- Dr. Simone Browne, AADS and WCAAAS Affiliate. Read her full interview here!

Support The Warfield Center

WCAAAS works tenaciously to provide research and programming that encourages insurgent politics and aesthetic agency of African and African diasporic peoples. As we strive to meet these goals, the demands on our resources increase. If you believe in our mission to extend our influence nationally and internationally, do consider making a tax-deductible contribution.  You would be surprised at how important your contribution can be in supporting our growing community.