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Africana Studies

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Welcome to Africana Studies

Africana Studies is the study, research, interpretation, and the dissemination of knowledge concerning African American, African, and Caribbean affairs and culture.  Using the tools of the social sciences and humanities, Africana Studies examines the structure, organization, problems, and perspectives of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora.  Africana Studies also examines issues of politics and social change in African American communities and various African and Caribbean nations. 

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Important Words

  • W.E.B. Dubois

    W.E.B. Dubois

    "The guiding of thought and deft coordination of deed is at once the path of honor and humanity."
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    "Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love."
  • Paul Robeson

    Paul Robeson

    As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this.

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