Learn more about Global Black Studies
The Global Black Studies program provides a framework to encourage intellectual discourse on the African and African American experience. Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, Global Black Studies grounds students in the histories, cultures, literature and traditions of Africans and how they impacted the various regions where they came to reside since the 16th century. The program offers a broad spectrum of courses, such as history, communication, theater, sociology, nursing, and political science, which help students shape their major to fit their particular future interest.
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Student Testimonials
“Javaria Lewis is from Summerville, SC and graduated from Summerville High School in 2020. She is currently a junior GBS major, minoring in Cluster Social Sciences. She states, the reason she chose to major in Global Black Studies was “due to the eye-opening perspectives on everyday people living around the world and the chain reaction history has on our everyday politics. Working in social justice nonprofit work at the Grove-Cypress Action Fund has been one of my ultimate goals ever since I went to the GBS Panel in Professor Roland’s course Intro to Pan African Studies my sophomore year. One of the panelists she brought in … inspired me to switch into the major along with Professor Roland and I’ve had an amazing time since. Thanks to GBS, I now have the opportunity to advocate for social justice for underrepresented communities.””
Javaria LewisStudentGlobal Black Studies
“MiKayla Metz is from Columbia, SC and graduated from Spring Valley High school in 2020. She is a junior Global Black Studies major double minoring in Public Policy and Community & City Planning and Development. In her words: “To me, the best part of being a Global Black Studies major is the variety of course offerings and opportunities. This June some of us traveled to St. Croix for a conference and it was my first time traveling to a Black country. I chose to major in Global Black Studies one from a personal interest in exploring our culture and literature but also as a stepping stone to my career goals of activism work, writing, and carving out my own path."”
MiKayla MetzStudentGlobal Black Studies
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Kaifa Roland
Director, Global Black Studies
Email: lroland@clemson.edu | Phone: Phone: 864-656-2584
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