Black Studies

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. a program of studies in Black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including African American history and literature from the African Diaspora.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Black Studies¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In 1969, the creation of a Black Studies program was embedded in the political unrest of that period.

From The Daily Beast

In our black studies version, black people realized that the greatest danger was becoming "westernized."

From The Daily Beast

In far too many cases, black studies very quickly became a hotbed of paranoid bunk and intellectual buffoonery.

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