African history started in Africa. I think we all know that. But African-American history started here in America. Not only that. It shaped America. We played a major part in the building of its buildings, roads, cities states and policies. read more
American music: without African-American contributions, there would be major gaps in American music. American literature: from the early slave narratives to contemporary African-American novels and poems, this is a rich and varied dialogue. In essence, African-American studies is part of American studies. read more
Black Studies is not a subject reserved only for Black scholars. There are number of scholars from a variety of backgrounds who have done important work looking at the Black population. Again, this demonstrates how Blackness is not a closed and exclusive shop. read more
While there are dozens of reasons why to major or minor in African American Studies, we want to emphasize the following four: We are interdisciplinary. read more