Carnegie Mellon University

CBESA is an interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to the collection, production, restoration, dissemination and promotion of scholarship on people of African descent in Europe and the Atlantic. 

About CBESA

Visit us on campus in Posner 251

1pm-4pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

News

April 14-17, 2026 - CBESA present at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD)

February 8-11, 2026 - CBESA Director Co-curates Diaspora Salon

February 23, 2026 - "Postcolonial?" Exhibit Announced at the House of European History

November 30, 2025 - FLUP 2025 continues! Check out Day 9 Updates Here

Curated by CBESA

Black Europe 2026: CBESA's Second Biennial Conference

October 2-3, 2026
Brussels, Belgium

The Diaspora Salon

February 8-11, 2026
Marrakech, Morocco

Festa Literária das Periferias

November 19-30
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Podcast Episodes

Conversation on Black Europe

Diaspora Salon Podcast

Steering Committee

CBESA's steering committee unites leaders in the study of Blackness in the Atlantic.

Meet the Steering Committee