About Africana studies
What is Africana studies?
Overview
Africana studies is the study, research, interpretation, and dissemination of knowledge concerning African American, African, and Caribbean affairs and culture.
- Martin N. Delany lived in Pittsburgh and was a Judge, Journalist, and Physician.
Using the tools of the social sciences and humanities, Africana studies examines the structure, organization, problems, and perspectives of Blacks in Africa and the African Diaspora. Africana studies also stresses analytical interpretations and policy prescriptions for social change in African American communities and various African and Caribbean nations.
The term Africana
The term "Africana" incorporates the three-tier thrust of the department African, African American, and Caribbean social sciences and humanities. People of African origin outside the African continent are primarily located in North America (United States and Canada), the Caribbean, South America, and Europe.
