The Importance Of Black Studies

American culture as the root and foundational source. field and subject that deals with and is devoted to the study academic subject.  Black studies is critical due to the fact that so many supposed authorities on black studies only know half of our history themselves. We must go deeper and start right from the beginning and critical dissect, study and “peel back the layers“ that are continuously evolving in thought and practice of African and African American people.

Dispora is the dispersing of people from their original homeland, in this case African people. African diaspora is the dispersing of communities throughout the world as a  result of the movement of peoples from Africa, predominantly to America, the Caribbean and South America,

Beginning in 1966, at  SFSU, the stress on self-determination and student activism had led  Black Studies to emerge and become its own as a discipline. The new discipline  was taught and led by Black students.There were four major groups involved in and was again initiated and led by black students. By 1966, the Watts Revolt and the Black Power Movement had ushered in a more racially self- conscious and assertive activism and Black students at SFSC and on other campuses began to respond to nationalist activism. The Experimental College which was also created  and became involved in SFSC's tutorial program. Dr. Nathan Hare  was appointed as coordinator of Black Studies and was given the task of formulating a Black Studies Department. Dr. Hare continued this stress on relevant education when he went to San Francisco State and later in his role as founding publisher of Black Scholar.

` 8. Concerned with white studies, seen as inadequate, white studies was used as a model a for everyone, and resistant to change. Black studies argued the need to teach Black Studies from a black frame of mind. Additionally, there were a low number of Blacks on campus, seen as racist exclusion to maintain white monopoly, being granted special admissions demanded to solve the problem. With the concern of treatment of racism, sought out to make Blacks politically involved and respected on

The contribution to rescue and reconstruction of Black history Â

The human contribution to a new social science.

The development of socially conscious Black scholars

Professional growth and contribution to the critique, resistance

Reversal of the progressive Europeanization of human consciousness and culture

11. Â Â Â The seven core core fields of Black Studies are History, Religion, Social Organization, Politic, Economic, Creative Production, and Psychology. 12. Â Â Â Cultural grounding, academic excellence and, social responsibility are the three basic project aspects of Black studies mission. Linking knowledge and power, education and the obligation to serve, and student learning with student activism directed toward achieving the good in and for the community.

13. The five overarching goals include --

To search for truth and meaning in history for the Black point of view.

The appreciation of the culture and way of being human in the world      -   Intellectual challenge to establish order as a way of viewing social and    human reality

-Â Â Â social policies and morale critique

-Â Â Â Commitment and contribution to the historical project. Â Â Â