Each year the Department of African American Studies selects graduating majors and minors as recipients for the following awards:

• Anna Julia Cooper/Carter G. Woodson: Award for Academic Achievement in the Major of African American Studies.
• W.E.B. DuBois: Award for Outstanding Scholarship to an African American Studies for highest overall GPA.
• Fannie Lou Hamer: Award for Outstanding Community Service.
• Angela Davis/Walter Rodney: Award of Academic Achievement in the Minor of African American Studies.