Africana

[ af-ri-kan-uh, -kah-nuh, -key-nuh ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. artifacts or artistic or literary works of any of the nations of Africa reflecting geographical, historical, or cultural development.
2. a collection of materials, as books and documents, on African history or culture.

Africana

/ ˌæfrɪˈkɑːnə /

plural noun

1. objects of cultural or historical interest of African origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of Africana¹

1905–10; Afric(a) or Afric(an) + -ana

Example Sentences

My university in particular is egregious in this notion, because they celebrate the legacies of activism, particularly Black activism on this campus—my department Africana studies was established after an armed takeover of a campus building and year in and year out, ad nauseam, Cornell celebrates this legacy of activism and campus protests.

From Slate

Dr Chipo Dendere, an assistant professor in Africana studies at Wellesley College in the US, argues that the necessity of "black tax" is rooted in colonialism.

From BBC

“I don’t think there was a coordinated purpose. It was literally just an outpouring of anger, frustration, all at once, a global condemnation in lieu of actual international institutions being able to apply meaningful pressure on Israel,” says Erakat, an associate professor of Africana studies at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

From Seattle Times

“The hard part is we’re going to keep cycling through this until we learn from our past,” said University of Pennsylvania sociologist and Africana Studies professor Camille Charles.

From Seattle Times

The students eventually negotiated for the creation of what would later become the Department of Africana Studies, which Burwell co-founded and later chaired.

From Los Angeles Times