Discusses the debate between Jay Saunders Redding and Imamu Amiri Baraka regarding the role of Black Studies in American Studies. Intersperses excerpts from and analysis of Redding's work with an interview conducted with him in 1980. (GC)

Develops a theory of black studies by examining the works of the foremost writers in, and critics of, the field. Uses the history of the black intellectual tradition as a frame and places black studies in the context of multicultural studies, the contemporary academy, and the development of the global economy and culture. Discusses Afrocentricity…

Discusses Black studies as coherent system, involving history, economics, sociology, and cultural education. Holds that Black studies, if approaches as a multidisciplinary enterprise, can be used to solve some of the most basic problems of the Black community. (GC)

Reviews the development of Black Studies departments across the country and examines some of the problems that confront them today. Suggests that Black Studies programs help to analyze human complexity and can offer to the society new ideas based on l5 non-Western traditions and cultural experiences. (AOS)

Discusses the program objectives and activities of the Southeastern Black Press Institute (SBPI), a project founded on the principles of Black studies. The SBPI is designed to support the Black press in five southern states and the District of Columbia in its traditional role as a vehicle for community education and development. (Author/GC)

Those operating from a class orientation tend to view Black women's studies as a secondary issue having economic roots, while Black nationalists and White feminists tend to denounce it as an obstacle to unity. Genuine efforts are needed to eradicate current misconceptions and develop Black women's studies as a discipline. (Author/GC)

Points out the decline in numbers of Black scholarly and professional journals; discusses the importance of existing publications to Black scholars and the Black community; and explores the problem of funding. Calls for Black professional journals to serve as a vehicle of instruction, information, and social direction. (GC)

Reviews the development of Black studies programs in colleges and universities during the 1960s, discusses academic and administrative problems that such programs faced, and proposes a core curriculum that will prepare Black students for graduate study and post-college employment. (GC)

Black studies can be viewed as an ecological process because it improves the academic setting on White university campuses, gives Black students a feeling of solidarity and identity, and creates conditions favorable to learning. (Author/MC)

Presents a historical perspective on important questions about the scientific status of Afrocentricity, its thrust toward community, advocates of Afrocentrism, nationalism and communality, gender issues, and Afrocentricity's role in comparative studies. The current emergence of African-American studies curricula in universities reflect a…

Argues that cultural hegemony (the tendency of a dominant culture to negate another and to emphasize its own image and interest) significantly affects Black cultural development, and should comprise a central focus of Black studies as an alternative to the race/class dichotomy found in current race relations literature. (Author/MJL)

Explains the foundation of the discipline of Black studies. Suggests that a common African sensibility and identity form the organizing principle for the interdisciplinary pedagogy of Black studies. (GC)

Curricular and extracurricular strategies are suggested for achieving a valuable interdisciplinary framework for Black student programs. Innovation, eclecticism, and creativity are cited as advantages of the interdisciplinary approach. (Author/MC)

The instructional innovation known as the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is discussed in relation to the teaching of Black studies. (Author/RLV)

Holds that Black Studies programs have had problems surviving because of (1) resistance to curriculum change in colleges and universities, (2) their lack of supporters in positions of administrative power, and (3) lack of an organized, conceptual approach to developing and implementing a Black Studies curriculum. Presents a model designed to…