UCF: CAH: African American Studies

I wasn't concerned about the hardships because I always felt I was doing what I had to do, what I wanted to do, and what I was destined to do. Katherine Dunham

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African American Studies is dedicated to developing expertise and knowledge of the black experience in the African Diaspora. We offer a forum for students to understand the significant contributions blacks have made to world civilization and the American experiment.

African American Studies "is not simply some automatic understanding that flows from being black," but represent "a conscious inquiry into the history, culture, and sociopolitical condition of African and African American people. It is an exploration that calls for understanding of African and African American realities in the world, not divorced from it."—Johnetta Cole, Ph.D.

Featured Courses for Spring 2013

AFA3102: Black Persp: Multidisc Appr

Black Perspectives: A Multidisciplinary Approach: PR: ENC 1102. Key issues and methodologies in African American Studies featuring presentations by representative faculty from various disciplines. Read more course details.

AFA3420: Malcolm X Black Natl & Intl

Malcolm X, Black Nationalism, and Internationalism: PR: AMH 2020. Comprehensive analysis of the social/political thought of Malcolm X and its impact on Africana political struggles. Read more course details.

Today in African American History

1970 National Guard mobilized at Ohio State University. Interracial student demonstrators demand and end to ROTC programs and more admissions for black students
1833 African American students enroll in classes at Oberlin College, in Oberlin, OH.

Highlights

October 2012

UCF adjunct instructor Donald Harell who teaches the “Evolution of Hip Hop” and runs a performing arts company that promotes African culture has been chosen by his Union College alma mater to receive a national award for his work with enhancing diversity initiatives. [Read More]