Africana
plural noun
Af·ri·ca·na
ˌa-fri-ˈka-nə 
-ˈkä-
-ˈkä-
-ˈkā-,
also ˌä-
: materials (such as books, documents, or artifacts) relating to African history and culture
Examples of Africana in a Sentence
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The students eventually negotiated for the creation of what would later become the Department of Africana Studies, which Burwell co-founded and later chaired.
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Online webinar presented by Dr. Holly Y. McGee, associate professor, Department of Africana Studies at the University of Cincinnati, offers a fresh perspective on Black History Month.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
Photo credits: Portraits courtesy of Tara Fisher for Africana, Kelly Marshall, Bob Hodson, Evan Sung.
—Kristin Braswell, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
Post-Imperial creates a newer and cooler Africana by working with a community of artisans to collaborate with from Nigeria, Morocco, and parts of the U.S.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Nov. 2023
In response, Black student activists were applying growing pressure on college administrators to expand Black enrollment, hire Black faculty, and create Africana Studies programs.
—TIME, 23 Oct. 2023
The Obama Hawaiian Africana Museum, which honors the former president's birthplace and African American history in Hawaii, also urged people to donate to the Hawaii Community Foundation's Maui Strong fund, which is raising money for communities affected by the fires.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
Rooks is the chair of the Africana Studies department at Brown University.
—Kaitlyn Greenidge, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Feb. 2023
Patrice Nganang is a novelist and professor of Africana studies at Stony Brook University.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 13 July 2022
Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Online webinar presented by Dr. Holly Y. McGee, associate professor, Department of Africana Studies at the University of Cincinnati, offers a fresh perspective on Black History Month.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
Photo credits: Portraits courtesy of Tara Fisher for Africana, Kelly Marshall, Bob Hodson, Evan Sung.
—Kristin Braswell, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
Post-Imperial creates a newer and cooler Africana by working with a community of artisans to collaborate with from Nigeria, Morocco, and parts of the U.S.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Nov. 2023
In response, Black student activists were applying growing pressure on college administrators to expand Black enrollment, hire Black faculty, and create Africana Studies programs.
—TIME, 23 Oct. 2023
The Obama Hawaiian Africana Museum, which honors the former president's birthplace and African American history in Hawaii, also urged people to donate to the Hawaii Community Foundation's Maui Strong fund, which is raising money for communities affected by the fires.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2023
Rooks is the chair of the Africana Studies department at Brown University.
—Kaitlyn Greenidge, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Feb. 2023
Patrice Nganang is a novelist and professor of Africana studies at Stony Brook University.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 13 July 2022
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“Africana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Africana. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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