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The Center for Black Studies coordinates the Black Studies Minor at Northern Illinois University. This minor presents a body of knowledge that examines the experiences of Black people in the United States. It also explores the African Heritage of Black people and the continuity of that heritage through the years in the New World. In order to promote better understanding among ethinc groups, students analyze racism and its present-day manifestations in all spheres of life.

The minor is designed to provide the understanding, tolerance and multicultural literacy that is needed in a pluralistic society. The School of Arts and the Departments of Anthropology, Communication, Economics, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Geography, History, Physical Education, Political Science, and Sociology participate in the Black Studies minor.