AAAS 371: Identity Development: Errrbody wanna be Black until it’s time to be Black

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Program
African and African American Studies
Credits 3
Attributes
Diversity Domestic,
Upper-Level,
Cross-listed

This course examines social identity, focusing on Black racial development through Nigrescence theory and social critique. Students explore the paradox of Black cultural influence—the "everybody wants to be Black" phenomenon —against historical and systemic challenges faced by Black Americans.