Africana
Americannoun
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artifacts or artistic or literary works of any of the nations of Africa reflecting geographical, historical, or cultural development.
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a collection of materials, as books and documents, on African history or culture.
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of Africana
Example Sentences
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Shirley Weber taught Africana studies at San Diego State University for 40 years, was a member of the San Diego Board of Education and represented the city in the California Assembly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Born and raised in central Ohio, she moved to New York City in 2018 to pursue degrees in Journalism and Africana Studies at New York University.
From Salon • May 10, 2025
Dr Chipo Dendere, an assistant professor in Africana studies at Wellesley College in the US, argues that the necessity of "black tax" is rooted in colonialism.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024
“My belief is that we can get something better,” said Mark Allan Davis, a tenured professor of Africana studies at San Francisco State.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024
He was then working at Howard University as a research librarian in the Moorland- Spingarn Research Center, one of the largest collections of Africana in the world.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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