Africana Studies Stories
360掳: Healing Traditions in West Africa
What does it mean to be healthy, on a medical, personal, and social level, and how do people employ other organisms, including plants, and special activities to heal?
Tay Jones '25
"I've had such great professors. They've been examples for me of what I want to do as an educator."
360掳: Paradigms of Revival
In a fundamentally decolonial spirit, this course cluster examines the ways colonialism has contained, collected, captured, and commodified Blackness, a practice that circulates objectified images of the peoples, cultures, and cultural objects of Africa and the African Diaspora.
360掳: African Traditions
Students will explore the ways in which African societies are trying to overcome colonial legacies, promote well-being, and contribute to fashioning our interconnected world.
Zenzi Tholo '25
鈥淲hat really drew me to Bliss Dental was the goals the company has to make dental care available and accessible in the Black community and to make it a safe space.鈥