Congratulations to, Stuart Schrader, Associate Professor and Director of the Chloe Center, on the release of “Blue Power”. This new publication focuses on a history of police unions that reveals […]
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.
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CAS Highlight: Kory Gaines
Ph.D. Candidate: Political Science Hometown: Washington DC/Hyattsville, MD Kory Gaines is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His dissertation examines Chicago blues and […]
Spring 2026 Lectures and Events
This is a list of our upcoming Spring lectures and events. For additional information please see our events calendar.