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Study the Black World
The Center for Africana Studies is the intellectual home for university students, researchers, and faculty whose interests include historical, political, artistic, scientific, literary, educational, and economic work engaging with Africa and the African Diaspora. The center offers a Major and a Minor.
- Degrees Offered BA
- Major Africana Studies
- Minor Africana Studies
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Undergraduate
Focus on three major subfields: African-American studies, African and diaspora studies, or urban studies.
Faculty
Our actively engaged faculty and affiliated faculty's work spans diverse academic disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and public health.
Funding Opportunities
The Center for Africana Studies is committed to supporting its faculty affiliates, undergraduate and graduate student organizations, and other campus units with programming focused on Black Studies.
News & Announcements
Welcome Our New Faculty: Madina Thiam
Madina Thiam joins as Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and History. She studies Mali and West Africa from the 18th to the 20th century, with interests in the […]
Welcome Our New Faculty: Amaka Okechukwu
We are excited to welcome Associate Research Professor, Amaka Okechukwu, to the Center for Africana Studies. Amaka Okechukwu is an Associate Research Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at Johns […]