Protests in 90 US cities follow the announcement that a grand jury will not indict police officer Darren Wilson on any charges for his actions in the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year old African-American from Ferguson, MO.
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AFRICAN AESTHETICS Many universities in the West are developing core curriculum programs focused on “Western Civilization,” while increasingly purging African, African Diaspora, Asian, and other civilizations from their programs. The West focusing on Western Civilization is appropriate. The days of African and African Diaspora Studies seem numbered. At the same time, Africana artists are producing contemporary works like never before. What are these Africana artists going to read? Are they going to study Western Civilization only, without any understanding of ...