1.

Discuss what occurred at San Francisco State making it the first Black Studies

department in the country. What year did this occur? Who was the first chair of the

department? Who was involved? What were some of their demands? What did they

actually receive at the end of the protest? (from the video Strike at San Francisco State

and the San Francisco State University website) (10 points)

San Francisco State was made the first Black Studies in country following the opposition

that was made by students to the Western intellectual hegemony and the scholarship which was

racist that characterized the traditional approaches limitations to college education. It occurred in

1968 and the first chairman of the department was St. Clair Drake. The strike involved black

students who were against the racism in the university and the intellectual hegemony of the

Western culture. At the end of the protest the department of Black Studies was introduced which

looked into their interest.

2. Discuss what occurred at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) to gain

Black Studies. What year did it occur? Who was involved? What were some of their

demands? What did they actually receive at the end of their protest? (from the video The

Storm at Valley State) (10 points).

 nonwhite students who did not have rights and who were disrespected resorted to the

streets for strike and several people got hurt during the strike in 1969. The students were striking

advocating for their rights. The strike led to the creation of department of Black studies at

California States University, Northridge where matters about the lives of Blacks were discussed.

3. Who is Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, and Askia Muhammad Toure? Discuss ONE of

the commonalities found in the ideas and attitudes about the future of Black

Studies in the interviews conducted by Dr. Joyce Ann Joyce. Why is the perspective

of these three individuals important to present day Black Studies? (3 points)

they were writers and poets who used their art to advocate for the rights of the Blacks in

the US at a time when racism was rampant. Joyce Ann Joyce is very optimistic about the future

of the Black studies. In both the ideas and the attitudes of the interview hope is seen and people

wish that in future the black studies will flourish and the rights of the black will be upheld. The

three individuals’ perspective helps the present day Black studies to be taken seriously. the fight

that they started should not be left in the present.

4. What is White Studies? Why does society not define this term or call attention to

this concept as often as we should? (from “Article #1: The Case for Black Studies”

by DeVere E. Pentony) (2 points).

white studies is the study of the life, culture and rights of the white people. Due to racism

people usually focus on the black studies and live out the white studies because they are seen as

superior beings.
 5. Explain why DeVere E. Pentony believes that Black Studies can be a remedy for

White Studies. Why is this important? (from “Article #1: The Case for Black

Studies”) (2 points).

Pentony believes that Black studies may help to distinguish between the black and the

whites lives hence helping in White studies. It is important to avoid the discrimination which

would occur if both studies could be done independently.