1. Anderson, Talmadge. Black Studies: theory, method and cultural perspectives.  Pullman, WA: Washington University Press, 1990.

This is a collection of "essays designed to help make both teaching and learning about the African American and African experiences resourceful and relevant to the unresolved issues and problems of race that still exist in American society." The major topics covered are: Research Methodology and Approaches in Black Studies, Topics and Issues in African and African American History, Sociological Perspectives and Essays, Psychology and the Afrocentric Ethos, Blacks and the Politics of Race in America, Black Economic Perspectives, and Music and Dance of African Americans.

E185 .B583 1990

0874220742

2. Asante, Molefi Kete.  The Afrocentric Idea.  Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1987.

Afrocentricity is described as a concept of being “African-centered” in one's personal psychological orientation, i.e., to be African in all one does, thinks, and creates. The author compares European ideologies with African ideologies and reports that the communal nature of African ideologies is more beneficial to society than European “exclusiveness.”  The author calls for a critical evaluation of all social phenomena from an Afrocentric perspective.  The author introduces new terminology to best describe Afrocentricity and the study of African concepts and African themes found in the Americas and the West Indies.

DT14 .A78 1987

0877224838

3. Asante, Molefi Kete.  Afrocentricity.  Trenton, NJ: African World Press, Inc., 1988.

This third edition is an enlarged and revised book on the philosophy of Afrocentricity.  Defined generally as Pro-African thought and action, the concept of Afrocentricity is "African genius and African values created, reconstructed, and derived from our history and experience in our best interests."  The Afrocentric personality is described as “bold” and intelligent with an acute awareness of self, perception of others and the universe from an Afrocentric perspective. The concept of Afrocentricity is linked to African scholars such as Cheikh Anta Diop, Maulana Karenga and Jacob Carruthers.  The book is organized into four chapters and has a glossary and references, but no index.

DT15 .A79 1988

0865430675

4. Azevedo, Mario.  Africana Studies: A Survey of Africa and the African Diaspora.  Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1993.

This textbook provides an overview of Africa and the Diaspora examining the link between African and African American and Afro-Caribbean Studies.  Designed for college freshmen and sophomores, this work presents the "experiences and contributions of Blacks in Africa, the Americas, and other parts of the world, from the earliest times to the present.”

DT16.5 .A35 1998

0890896550

5. Harris, Joseph E.  William Leo Hansberry African History Notebook : Africa & Africans as Seen by Classical Writers.  Washington, D.C: Howard University Press, 1981.

This work is a two-volume collection of essays created from the private papers of Howard University professor William Leo Hansberry, a pioneer in the area of African Studies.   Hansberry is considered the "Father of African Studies" and he is accredited with building the foundation for the systematic study of African history, politics, and culture.

DT21 .H28

0882580892

6. Holloway, Joseph E.  Africanisms in American Culture.  Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1991.

 This collection of ten essays provides a comprehensive examination of Africanisms in America, particularly the Unites States, from historical, linguistic, religious and artistic perspectives.  The contributors are Molefi Kete Asante, George Brandon, Margaret Washington Creel, Robert L. Hall, Joseph E. Holloway, Portia K. Maultsby, Jessie Gaston Mulira, John Edward Phillips, Beverly L. Robinson, and Robert Farris Thompson.

E185.A26 1990

025332839X

7. Karenga, Maulana.  Introduction to Black Studies.  Los Angeles, CA: University of Sankore Press, 1993.

Published since 1982, this text has emerged as one of the standards used in introductory courses of African American Studies.  In nine chapters, the author outlines the origins and relevance of the discipline as well as provides a survey of the development of Black Studies in the seven basic subject areas: History, Religion, Social Organization, Politics, Economics, Black Creative Production and Black Psychology.

E185 K27 1993

0943412005