Specialty Group

Black Geographies

To create a global platform for: (a) promoting study of the social, political, cultural, economic, and ecological aspects of the race in/and geography, (b) encouraging critical reflection on the issues, processes, intrinsic qualitites, and interconnections that shape Black lives and geographies on local, national, continental, and international scales, (c) exchanging research and teaching ideas among scholars of race in/and geography, and (d) building greater ties between geographers and the Black and Africana Studies community.

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Dues

Regular: $10
Student: $5

Leadership

Chair: Priscilla McCutcheon, University of Kentucky

Vice Chair: Willie Jamaal Wright

Secretary-Treasurer: Ashanté Reese, The University of Texas at Austin

Student Representatives:

  • Susan Nimoh, University of Texas at Austin
  • Theresa Hice-Fromille, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Greg Hill, Mesquite Independent School District

Communications Directors:

  • Johnathan Hall, Eastern Michigan University
  • Christy Hyman, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Contact

BlackGeogSG@communities.aag.org

Social media

Twitter: @BlackGeogs
Instagram: @blackgeographies

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Geography Essentials, Planning and Development, Spatial Narratives

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