Towards an Understanding of Africology

New Fifth Edition Now Available! Since 1968 when the first Black Studies department was established at San Francisco State University, more than three hundred other departments, programs and centers have surfaced on various campuses of the nation. Towards an Understanding of Africology represents an essential reading for students, teachers/researchers, and administrators who seek a concise, clear and comprehensive understanding of the evolution, philosophical and theoretical foundation, mission, and functional value of Africology in academe and human society at large. Serving as a comprehensive text for introductory undergraduate and introductory graduate-level courses in Black Studies, Towards an Understanding of Africology by Victor Okafor: Includes six new Chapters (including one on ""Black Lives Matter""), along with extensive revisions and updates to previous Chapters. Recognizes the global context of American and African American history, and the universality of the African experience. Discusses the evolution, scope, and philosophical and theoretical foundation of Black Studies. Includes updated research and scholarship on Africa as the cradle of humankind - including recent archaeological and genetic studies. Examines the functional value of Black Studies in the age of multiculturalism and cyberspace educational technology. Elaborately clarifies misconceptions about the Afrocentric/African-Centered paradigm as a conceptual framework.