As of May 2021, CU Boulder has established the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS and also referred to as “the Cause”) to support teaching and research on the history and culture ...

Africans have always produced knowledge about Africa. Their contributions have in some cases been “preferably unheard”. In others they’ve been “deliberately silenced”. So what constitutes an “African” ...

Especially in a political climate that devalues Black studies, an AAS degree represents a commitment to centering obscured ...

The Minor in Africana Studies program is a collective of dedicated members and other interested partners who explore and situate topics such as the culture, history, medical and health concerns, ...

Nearly two years after establishing the department in 2024, DAAAS welcomed students and alumni to its permanent location in ...

Why Major in African American Studies? The BA in African American Studies is an interdisciplinary program examining African life and culture, both on the African continent and the diaspora. As a ...

This program is no longer accepting new student applications. This immerson is no longer accepting new students. The immersion in African studies enables students to gain knowledge about African ...

Inside a Dorsey High School classroom — decorated with African flags, dolls in colorful African clothing and a wall of fame that included pictures of Thurgood Marshall, Wilma Rudolph and Colin Powell ...

The African and African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) considers the history, culture, and politics of Africans on the continent and African-descended peoples in the U.S., the Caribbean, South ...

The College Board released a revised curriculum of its Advanced Placement African American Studies course Wednesday, ahead of an expected Fall 2024 launch. The board, a non-profit that oversees AP ...

When Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. arrived to serve as the new chair of what was then called the Afro-American studies department in 1991, he took on the task of rebuilding the department from one of ...

A group of state lawmakers, joined by educators, students, pastors and activists, vigorously called into question state superintendent Richard Woods' decision to pull state funding for an advanced ...