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African and African American Studies concentration in the BA in Integrative Studies

Minor in African and African American Studies

LaNitra M Berger

LaNitra M. Berger is an associate professor of history and art history and director of African and African American Studies at George Mason University. From 2010-2022, she was the senior director of the Office of Fellowships at Mason. Throughout her career, she has worked toward helping underrepresen...

Charles Chavis

Dr. Charles Chavis, Jr., Ph.D. is the Director of African and African American Studies at George Mason University. He is also the founding Director of the John Mitchell, Jr. Program for History, Justice, and Race at George Mason University’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Res...

Yevette Richards Jordan

Yevette Richards is a specialist in African American history, U.S. women’s history, labor studies, and Pan-Africanism.  She has published Maida Springer, Pan-Africanist and International Labor Leader (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000) and the oral history companion book entitled, Conversations wi...

Crystal S. Anderson

Crystal S. Anderson (PhD) works within the fields of Transnational American Studies, Black Internationalism and Global Asias, focusing on cultural studies, including popular culture, media studies, visual culture, audience reception and literature. Her 2020 book, Soul in Seoul: African American Music...

Christy L Pichichero

  Recipient of the 2021 Presidential Medal for Faculty Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion & 2022 NAACP Arlington President's Award for GMU Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) Task Force Dr. Christy Pichichero (pronounced \pi-‘ki-kə-rō\) holds a joint appointment as Associate Professo...

Meet the Staff

Meet the African and African American Studies Staff!  Dr. LaNitra Berger, Director Dr. Berger is director of African and African American Studies and an associate professor of history and art history at George Mason University. From 2010-2022, she was the senior director of the Office of Fellowsh...