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. The term "Africana" incorporates the three areas of concentration within the department--African, African American, and diaspora/comparative social sciences and humanities. The African diaspora comprises people of African origin outside the African continent, and is studied in comparative context.
Africana Studies
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Important Words
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Malcolm X
"There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heart break, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time." -
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.
"Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love."
