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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While helping with the FDA investigation of the salmonella Africana outbreak, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture tested cucumbers from various retail locations.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
Stuart Schrader, an associate research professor at Hopkins’ Center for Africana Studies, was both a colleague and friend.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024
Fast forward 55 years, universities like CUNY and Columbia now celebrate those activists of old, featuring this activism on their websites and praising them in anniversary celebrations of Africana and Puerto Rican Studies.
—TIME, 9 May 2024
The students eventually negotiated for the creation of what would later become the Department of Africana Studies, which Burwell co-founded and later chaired.
—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
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
Stuart Schrader, an associate research professor at Hopkins’ Center for Africana Studies, was both a colleague and friend.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024
Fast forward 55 years, universities like CUNY and Columbia now celebrate those activists of old, featuring this activism on their websites and praising them in anniversary celebrations of Africana and Puerto Rican Studies.
—TIME, 9 May 2024
The students eventually negotiated for the creation of what would later become the Department of Africana Studies, which Burwell co-founded and later chaired.
—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
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“Africana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Africana. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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