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Welcome to the Department of African American & African Studies! In this challenging and diverse academic environment, we offer an exciting and significantly relevant range of areas of concentration, courses, and ideas. Within a single academic department our students study the rich social, political, economic, and cultural complexities of Africa, African America, and the broader African Diaspora. Learn more >>

What can you do with a major in African American & African Studies? (PDF)

Contributions of African Americans to the University of Minnesota (PDF)

Department News

  • Question Bridge: Black Males

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    Juxtaposition Arts
    1108 West Broadway Ave
    Minneapolis, MN 55411

    Question Bridge: Black Males is a nationally acclaimed art exhibition that holds up the voices and experiences of Black men and boys in the U.S. is coming to the Twin Cities. This transmedia art project seeks to represent and redefine Black male identity in America.

    EXHIBITION | May 15 - June 10, 2013
    Tues, Wed., & Thurs., 10am - 5pm
    Other hours by appointment

    BLUEPRINT ROUNDTABLE | May 17, 2013 | 6pm - 8pm

    QB_Press Release.pdf
    QB_poster.pdf

     May 10th, 2013

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