Freedom: A Journal of Research in Africana Studies is a digital peer-reviewed periodical published annually by the W.E.B. Du Bois Center for the Study of the Black Experience (CSBE) at Bowie State University. This journal specializes in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research focusing on the lived experiences of the Black Diaspora.  

Our editorial board invites you to submit 250 to 300-word abstracts for research articles, book reviews, poetry, and original multimedia-based submissions. Any performance-based submissions must not be publicly accessible or previously hosted on other platforms. Research articles should be limited to between 3,000 and 5,000 words; book reviews and short fiction should be limited to 1,500 words, and multimedia submissions should be no more than 10 minutes. All written submissions should follow the most recent Chicago Manual of Style. Submissions should be emailed as a word document or a link to the multimedia file to duboiscenter@bowiestate.edu. Please remove your name, institutional affiliation, and any other identifying information from your complete manuscript for review.  

 The deadline for abstract submissions is October 3, 2025. Authors will be notified that their abstract has been accepted by Nov 7, 2025. Complete manuscripts for accepted abstracts will be due January 23, 2026, and the issue will be published in July 2026. If you have questions about the journal or submitting to it, please email duboiscenter@bowiestate.edu attention Dr. Karen Cook-Bell, Managing Editor.