The Fountain

If your interested in taking more courses about African-American culture, here’s your chance to help make that happen. 

A petition drive, organized by UCA student Serina Washington, is underway to add 10 courses on African and African-American topics to the university’s African/African-American Studies program. There is a separate petition for each proposed course. Each petition needs at least 200 signatures to be submitted to the administration. Washington said she hopes to gather at least 250 signatures on each petition. 

Some of the proposed courses include: 

• African-American English
• African-American Culture in Hip Hop
• Black Radical Tradition in America

Washington said she is aware that not all 10 courses will be made available but she hopes to see at least two or three courses implemented within the next year or so. Washington says that her main goal is to improve the awareness of African-American culture and the choices students have to study it. 

Serena Washington

UCA offers both an African/African-American Studies major and minor. The additional courses are expected to be offered in the history, sociology and fine arts departments, depending on the enrollment in the classes. 

For more information about the petitons or to sign them, contact Serina Washington at washingtonserina@yahoo.com.