Events

Africana Studies is honored to announce that the iconic rap duo Kid ’n Play will be inducted into the Berklee Hip-Hop Hall of Fame, along with Boston-based historic break-dancing group the Floor Lords​ and hip-hop educator and activist Cindy Diggs. 

Everyone is invited to join the annual Black Joy Block Party, which features delicious food trucks, lively dancing, and fun games.

Join Berklee College of Music's Africana Studies Department as they present the Gospel Performance Summer Program students in a show-stopping concert featuring renowned gospel superstar Dr. Judith Christie McAllister. 

In this Signature Series event, we celebrate the power of gospel music with a performance by Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Choir and Overjoyed, both directed by Dennis Montgomery III and featuring a special guest performance by  Bishop Hezekiah Walker, the legendary Gospel singer, composer, and choir leader.

Dr. Eddie Glaude will address the Berklee community regarding his book Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, which takes an exhaustive look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges we face as a democracy. He authored this book during the COVID-19 pandemic and it coincides with the centennial birthday of author/social activist James Baldwin in 2024.
 

Join Dean Emmett Price for an evening of conversation and connection with other black alumni.

Master class conducted by musicologist Edis Sánchez.

Berklee Africana Studies celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with an all-star lineup of performers highlighting the power of Black creative expression featuring local and national artists who have made an impact within the past half century.