Reimagining HBCU Sociology in the Post Floyd-Era

ABSTRACT

America’s reckoning with structural racism thrust historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) into the national spotlight. Over the last two years, some HBCUs have received an influx of philanthropic contributions and entered into partnerships with corporations such as Google, Netflix, Ralph Lauren, and Bank of America. I discuss how sociology faculty can leverage the renewed interest in HBCUs to cultivate a sense of identity among sociology majors while simultaneously increasing their program’s visibility on campus.

KEYWORDS:

• Black sociology
• historically Black colleges and universities
• race

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Farrah Gafford Cambrice

Farrah Gafford Cambrice is an associate professor of sociology at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). Her research and teaching interests include race, disaster recovery, family, and community building. Her research appears in peer-reviewed journals including Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archive Professionals, Journal of Black Studies, Journal of Southern Communities, and Journal of Urban History. She has co-edited two books: Contemporary Debates in Social Justice: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Examining Black and Brown Lives and The Crucial Conversation: Educating Through an Anti-Racist Lens. Dr. Cambrice has received several teaching awards, including the Norman C. Francis Excellence in Teaching Award (Xavier University of Louisiana, 2010) and PVAMU’s Outstanding Faculty Award (2021).