Georgia State University's Africana Studies Department Celebrates 30 Years
October 23, 2024
October 23, 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Georgia State University issued the following news:
In 1994, Charles E. Jones began his tenure as the founding chair of Georgia State University's Department of African American Studies, which was established in response to demands from Black students following a 1992 sit-in. The students called for the creation of the department after a racial slur was discovered on a trash can near a fraternity house, igniting a two-day protest that prompted change at . . .
In 1994, Charles E. Jones began his tenure as the founding chair of Georgia State University's Department of African American Studies, which was established in response to demands from Black students following a 1992 sit-in. The students called for the creation of the department after a racial slur was discovered on a trash can near a fraternity house, igniting a two-day protest that prompted change at . . .