AABS 1 - Introduction to Black Studies

    Recent Professors
    Larry McDaniel, Mica Stewart
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    30–35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of AABS 1
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 6 · IGETC Area 7 · CSU GE Area F
    Description
    This interdisciplinary survey course broadly and deeply approaches the heterogeneous experience of Black life in the United States through analysis of the historical, political, social, economic, educational, and cultural experiences and expressions of Black people. This course is largely constructed around the words and voices used by Black people to inspire, and effect change in the United States. Key topics covered are: African Origins, African Diaspora, colonization, race, racialization, anti-Black racism, identity, white supremacy, power, slavery, education, mass incarceration, cultural expression, Jim Crow, migration, Civil Rights, Black Empowerment, Black Feminist discourse, Black Queer discourse, resistance, equity, self-determination, decolonization, liberation movements, and the intersection of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identities.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 11:30am–12:55pm, Tue Thu 1:15pm–2:40pm, Tue Thu 3:00pm–4:25pm, Tue 7:00pm–10:10pm