A comprehensive and practical text on teaching understanding and practicing African American StudiesDivided into four practical teachable parts History and Context of African American Studies Theories and Methodologies Social Responsibility Service Learning and Activism and Selected Areas of Scholarship in the DisciplineIncludes new areas of research and scholarship integral to the contemporary social and political discourse about raceShowcases interviews with renowned actor and activist Danny Glover and Pulitzer prizewinning scholar Manning MarableFocuses on contemporary women of the African Diaspora and their art activism and identityTells the poignant story about the killing of Terence Crutcher by a police officer in Tulsa OklahomaExplores the experiences of people of African descent impacted by White privilege through the lens of W E B Du Bois James Baldwin and Ralph EllisonDiscusses the story of the torture and persecution of the San Francisco 8 members of the Black Panther Party targeted by COINTELPROThis book brings together chapters authored by leading African American Studies Black Studies scholars in the USA and the UK It focuses on the roots of the discipline reaching back to early brilliant Black intellectuals discusses the historical and epistemological development of formal Black Studies setting these in their socio political contexts and presents research methodologies and guidelines that are appropriate and valid for people of African descent A number of chapters direct attention to the discipline s longstanding commitment to social responsibility with chapters that focus on arts and activism service learning and civic engagement and present tangible examples for students The book concludes with chapters on diverse research topics inclusive of history and gender literature sport music representation in comic books afrofuturism and the Black Studies Movement in the UK