African American Studies Department
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African American Studies
Students explore yesterday, today and tomorrow—the foundation to understanding the world, how it functions, their responsibilities and opportunities in the world, and how to have an impact on the world, globally and locally.
Into Hip Hop
Dr. Akil Houston is a filmmaker, DJ, social critic, and one of the nation's most authentic Hip-Hop scholars.
Defeat Ignorance
Shedding light on female agency, which has been historically overlooked.
At Work
As a labor historian, Dr. Robin Muhammad studies workers, their communities and their political institutions.
Beyond Harlem
Dr. Gary E. Holcomb is an internationally recognized scholar of the Harlem Renaissance, Queer Black Marxism, transnational and transatlantic modernism, and Black countercultural literature.
In America
African American cultural products are one of the United States' major exports and a major component of America's popular culture.
On Health Care
Dr. Patricia Gunn combines her experience as a lawyer in the U.S. Department of Justice with her research interests in health care as a human rights issue.