This program emerges from a rich, distinguished, and exciting past that continues to influence our present realities. The black communities in both the New and Old Worlds have been essential to the story of human history, studying these peoples in all forms and consequences is a foundational moral and educational necessity. <br><br>The African American and African Diaspora Studies program offers a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum that provides students with an understanding of the historical and contemporary realities of African-descended peoples in the United States and across the diaspora. Students explore Black social movements and race politics, racial ideologies and critical race theory, and the distinctive artistic, literary, cultural practices of African peoples worldwide.