Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025Class Size40–45 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 6 · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 7 · CSU GE Area F · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1DescriptionThis course will introduce students to the field of African American Studies. It will investigate how African American studies came to be a discipline of study and the shape(s) it took in its initial formulations. Students will explore the ways various community members, activists, students, teachers, scholars, artists, musicians, poets, and filmmakers have contributed to thinking about Black experiences both historically and contemporarily. Finally, students will consider current Black struggles for freedom, for justice, and for humanity.Usually HeldTue Thu 11:00am–12:15pm, Mon Wed 9:30am–10:45am 