African Heritage and Black History

Celebrating Our Graduating Students!

Wednesday, June 19 ▪ 3:30-5:30 p.m. ▪ In the Euphrat Museum of Art

Preceding Black Graduation at 5:30 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate freedom of thought, self-discovery, self-agency and personal achievements.

Food ▪ Student Achievements Exhibit ▪ Music ▪ Art ▪ Fellowship
Juneteenth Historical Documentary

Scholarship Spotlight

Each year the African Ancestry Association (AAA) hosts the Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon. Please join us for this year's event as  as we raise funds and awareness for our African Ancestry Heritage Scholarships.

Support the De Anza African Ancestry Association Scholarship Fund

It's really easy to give!  Visit the FHDA Foundation website to download the Payroll Deduction Form. Just be sure to identify your contribution for the "De Anza African Ancestry Heritage Scholarship Fund"  All contributions are tax deductible. Remember no amount is too small and is deeply appreciated.

Past Events

Please join us for BHM Events in February

Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend a calendar of cultural enrichment activities to commemorate Black History Month at De Anza throughout February.

Black History Month Kick-off Reception Art Project and Black Artist Panel
Tuesday, Feb. 5 • 5:30-7:30 p.m. • Euphrat Museum of Art (in the Visual & Performing Arts Center)

1st Thursday Poetry
Thursday, Feb. 7 • 5-7:30 p.m. • Euphrat Museum of Art (VPAC) • Hosted by McTate Stroman

Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
Tuesday, Feb. 12 • 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. (note time change) • Multicultural Center (MCC) • Video, art project, traditional food tasting and much more

African American Student Outreach Conference
Wednesday, Feb. 13 • 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. • Campus Center, Conference Rooms A&B

Community Conversation with De Anza College Academic Adviser Will Madden: Blacks and Sports
Thursday, Feb. 14 • 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • MCC

"Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy," and "Bill Cosby: Himself"
Tuesday, Feb. 19 • 12:30-4:30 p.m. • MCC • Films and discussion

Taalam Acey, Spoken Word Artist
Thursday, Feb. 21 • 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • Campus Center, Conference Rooms A&B • Performance and workshop

3rd Thursday Film Night:
Thursday, Feb. 21 • 6-9 p.m. • Conference Room B • African American Studies presents "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North"

Black History Month Honors Japanese Day of Remembrance: Making Connections
Tuesday, Feb. 26 • 3:30-5:30 p.m. • Campus Center, Conference Room B • "Children of the Camp" and "Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome" videos and discussion

African Ancestry Issues Summit: Sustaining a Thriving Black Community at De Anza
Thursday, Feb. 28 • 3-6 p.m. • Campus Center, Conference Rooms A&B • Keynote speaker Crystallee Crain, sociology and political science adjunct professor at De Anza, College of Alameda and CSU East Bay.

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Funded by DASB and AASA. Sponsored by the MLK and Black History Events Committee; African Ancestry Staff Association (AASA); Equity Office; African American Studies Department; Sankofa; and the Black Student Union.