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Engage in an interdisciplinary exploration of a worldwide diaspora.

Through knowledge, we can shift paradigms, create new ways of seeing and knowing, and even transform lives.

Our Africana studies program examines the historical, social, political, cultural, literary, artistic and intellectual development of the African diaspora, preparing students for a range of professional, academic, advocacy and community-development careers.

Career Opportunities

• History Teacher
• College Professor
• Cultural Resources Manager
• Historian
• Journalist
• DEI Consultant

Why Africana Studies? | Why Our Program?

• We offer an interdisciplinary curriculum that combines social/behavioral sciences, humanities, the arts, history, literature and more.
• Our program is committed to furthering the Black intellectual tradition that centers the study of Black life on the perspectives of Black people.
• We provide an ideal foundation for students who aspire to careers in academia, education, law, public policy and social work.
• Topics covered in the include: race and justice, African American history, community psychology, sociology, African American literature and art history.

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