The Department of African American and Africana Studies in collaboration with faculty from The College of Arts and Humanities, The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, The College of Education, The School of Public Health, and The School of Public Policy are excited to introduce a new Minor in Anti-Black Racism effective Fall 2023.
Anti-Black racism is conceptualized as policies and practices rooted in social institutions (i.e. education, health care, criminal justice system, housing) that reinforce prejudice and discrimination towards people of African descent. This minor will give students a deeper understanding of these policies, practices, beliefs, and behaviors as well as ways to work to ensure they can be inclusive leaders in line with what it means to be Terrapin Strong.
The key components of the minor include one common introductory course (ABRM330), one disciplinary course, two core electives, and a capstone course (ABRM450) that will feature an opportunity to participate in experiential learning that is mentored by a faculty member from one of the participating colleges/schools. ABRM is a 15 credit minor. At least 9 credits must be 300-400 level courses.
| ABRM330 | Introduction to Anti-Black Racism | 3 |
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| AMST310 | Introduction to Comparative Ethnic and Racial Studies | 3 |
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| AASP101* | Public Policy and the Black Community | 3 |
| TLPL287** | Inquiry Into Issues in US Public Schooling: Policies, Practice and Promise | 3 |
| HLTH460 | Multicultural Population Health | 3 |
| PLCY288A* | 21st Century Racial Justice and Gender from the Bullhorn to the Ballot | 3 |
* - If you select this Disciplinary Course, at least one CORE elective must be a 300 or 400 level course
** - You may request special permission to use this course for the ABRM as it is not yet formally approved.
Select two elective courses from the list below. If you complete a 100 or 200 level Disciplinary Course (i.e. AASP101, TLPL202, or PLCY288A) , at least one Core Elective must be 300-400 level. If you selected a 300 or 400 level Disciplinary Course (i.e. AMST310 or HLTH460), you can take any two Core Elective options listed below (assuming you meet any course restrictions).
Elective Course List (6 credits)
| AASP100 | Introduction to African American Studies | 3 |
| AASP187 | The New Jim Crow: African-Americans, Mass Incarceration and the Prison Industrial Complex | 3 |
| AASP202 | Black Culture in the United States | 3 |
| AASP210 | Intro to Research Design and Analysis in African American Studies | 3 |
| AASP211 | Get Out: The Sunken Place of Race Relations in the Post-Racial Era | 3 |
| AASP230 | Social (In)Justice and African-American Health and Well-Being | 3 |
| AASP298B | Constructions of Manhood and Womanhood in the Black Community | 3 |
| AASP298L | African-American Literature and Culture | 3 |
| AASP298M | Martin Luther King Jr. | 3 |
| AASP301 | Applied Policy Analysis and the Black Community | 3 |
| AASP310 | African Slave Trade | 3 |
| AASP313 | Black Women in United States History | 3 |
| AASP320 | Poverty and African American Children | 3 |
| AASP377 | Baldwin and the Black Atlantic | 3 |
| AASP413 | Gentrification: Have You Met the New Neighbors?: Issues of Belonging and Displacement in Urban Areas | 3 |
| AASP443 | Blacks and the Law | 3 |
| AASP498R | Race and Sports | 3 |
| AMST290 | Shifting Sands: Constructing Cultural Mainstreams and Margins in the U.S. | 3 |
| AMST328 (USLT320) | Perspectives on Identity and Culture (AMST328E Afro-Latinx Diasporas) | 3 |
| ANTH412 | Hypermarginality and Urban Health | 3 |
| ANTH433 | Archaeology of Slavery: Classical, Caribbean and North American Contexts | 3 |
| ARTH362 | Presently Black: Contemporary African American Art | 3 |
| CCJS370 | Race, Crime and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CMLT235 | Black Diaspora Literature and Culture | 3 |
| CMLT277 | Literatures of the Americas | 3 |
| COMM360 | The Rhetoric of Black America | 3 |
| ENGL130 | Race and the Cultural Politics of Blood: A Historical Perspective | 3 |
| ENGL234 | African-American Literature and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL360 | African, Indian and Caribbean Writers | 3 |
| ENGL368 | Special Topics in African American, African, and African Diaspora Literatures | 3 |
| ENGL438 | Selected Topics in Media Studies (ENGL438B Black Digitalities) | 3 |
| ENGL448 | Literature by Women of Color (ENGL448C Literature, Visual Culture and Art by Women of Color) | 3 |
| ENGL459 | Selected Topics in LGBTQ+ Literatures and Media (ENGL459B Black Sexuality in Literature and Film) | 3 |
| ENGL470 | African-American Literature: From Slavery to Freedom | 3 |
| ENGL471 | African-American Literature: 1910-1945 | 3 |
| ENGL472 | African-American Literature: 1945 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL479 | Selected Topics in Literature after 1800 (ENGL479B Black Performance: From Slavery to Hip-Hop) | 3 |
| FMSC381 | Family Inequality | 3 |
| FMSC420 | African American Families | 3 |
| HESI202 | Race and Diversity in Higher Education | 3 |
| HESI220 | Adaptive Strategies for Multicultural Leadership and Dialogue | 3 |
| HESI418 | Special Topics in Leadership (HESI418D Leadership and Ethnicity) | 3 |
| HIST254 | African-American History to 1865 | 3 |
| HLTH240 | Am I Not a Man? Contemporary Issues in Black Men's Health | 3 |
| JOUR453 | News Coverage of Racial Issues | 3 |
| KNES225 | Hoop Dreams: Black Masculinity and Sport | 3 |
| KNES401 | Zip Code: Prediction of Physical Activity & Health | 3 |
| LGBT448 | Special Topics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (LGBT448L Black Queer Studies) | 3 |
| MIEH330 | Environmental Justice, Racism, and Environmental Health Disparities: How where you live can kill you | 3 |
| PLCY288B | Introduction to Public Policy Topics (PLCY288B Impact of Discriminatory Housing Policies) | 3 |
| PLCY288L | Introduction to Public Policy Topics (PLCY288L Organizing and Advocating for Justice) | 3 |
| PLCY388 | Special Topics in Public Policy (PLCY388Z Race, Capitalism and the Wealth Gap) | 3 |
| PSYC354 | Multicultural Psychology in the U.S. | 3 |
| SOCY212 | Hate Crimes in the U.S.: What Lt. Richard Collins can teach us about History, Hope and Healing | 3 |
| SOCY224 | Why are We Still Talking About Race? | 3 |
| SOCY244 | Bridging Perspectives: Critical Conversations Between Students and Police | 3 |
| SOCY424 | Sociology of Race Relations | 3 |
| TLPL288 | Special Problems in Education (TLPL288R Critical Race Counter-storytelling) | 3 |
| TLPL481 | Embracing Diversity in the Classroom Community | 3 |
| URSP372 | Diversity and the City | 3 |
| USLT403 | Citizens, Refugees, and Immigrants | 3 |
| WGSS370 | Black Feminist Thought | 3 |
| WGSS428 | Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS428J Black Feminist Science Studies) | 3 |
| WGSS428 | Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS428L 21st Century Black Feminisms) | 3 |
| ABRM450 | Applied Anti-Black Racism | 3 |
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ABRM Courses
Disciplinary Track course options:
- AASP101: Public Policy and the Black Community (DSHS)
- *SOCY212: Hate Crimes in the U.S.: What Lt. Richard Collins III Can Teach Us About History, Hope and Healing
*Approved to fulfill ABRM requirement for Fall 2024
Core Elective course options:
- AASP100: Introduction to African American Studies (DSHS, DVUP)
- AASP202: Black Culture in the United States (DSHS, DVUP)
- AASP210: Intro to Research Design and Analysis in African American Studies
- AASP230: Social (In)Justice and African-American Health and Well-Being (DSHS, DVUP, SCIS)
- AASP301: Applied Policy Analysis and the Black Community
- AASP310: African Slave Trade
- *AASP499U: End Gun Violence: An Analysis of Structural Violence, Interpersonal Violence and Trauma in African-American Communities
- ANTH412: Hypermarginality and Urban Health
- ANTH433: Archaeology of Slavery: Classical, Caribbean and North American Contexts
- ARTH362: Presently Black: Contemporary African American Art (DSHU, DVUP)
- *CCJS278B: Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice; Lynching, Race, and the Law
- ^CCJS370: Race, Crime and Criminal Justice (ABRM minors contact CCJS advisors for permission to enroll.)
- CMLT235: Black Diaspora Literature and Culture (DSHU, DVUP)
- CMLT277: Literatures of the Americas (DSHU, DVUP)
- COMM360: The Rhetoric of Black America
- *COMM398W: Selected Topics in Communication; Rhetoric, Racism, Resistance
- COMM498A: Seminar: Black Discourse in Digital Communication
- ENGL234: African-American Literature and Culture (DSHU, DVUP)(x-list w/ AASP298L)
- ENGL368B: Blues and African American Folksong
- ENGL368N: Race, Health and Narrative (x-list w/ AASP398N)
- ENGL438B: Black Digitalities (x-list w/ AASP478E)
- FMSC381: Family Inequality (DSHS, DVUP)
- HESI423: Leadership and Ethnicity (DVCC)
- JOUR453: Media Coverage of Diversity (DVUP)(x-list w/ AASP499N)
- *JOUR458J: Special Topics in Journalism; Covering Social Justice (x-list w/ AASP499L)
- KNES225: Hoop Dreams: Black Masculinity and Sport (DSHS, SCIS)
- ^KNES401: Zip Code: Prediction of Physical Activity & Health
- PLCY288L: Introduction to Public Policy Topics; Law and Public Policy - Organizing and Advocating for Justice
- *PLCY388A: Special Topics in Public Policy; Child and Family Policy Impact
- *PLCY388V: Special Topics in Public Policy; Public Policy Challenges in Africa
- PSYC354: Multicultural Psychology in the U.S. (DSHS)
- SOCY224: Why are We Still Talking About Race? (DSHS, SCIS)
- SOCY424: Sociology of Race Relations
- ^TLPL475: Equitable Classrooms
- TLPL481: Embracing Diversity in the Classroom Community
*Approved to fulfill ABRM requirement for Fall 2024
^Refer to Schedule of Classes for prerequisites, restrictions, and permissions
Disciplinary Track course options:
- AASP101: Public Policy and the Black Community
- TLPL287: Inquiry Into Issues in US Public Schooling: Policies, Practice and Promise HLTH460: Multicultural Population Health
- PLCY288A: 21st Century Racial Justice and Gender from the Bullhorn to the Ballot
ABRM Elective courses options:
- AASP100: Introduction to African American Studies
- AASP187: The New Jim Crow: African-Americans, Mass Incarceration and the Prison Industrial Complex
- AASP202: Black Culture in the United States
- AASP211: Get Out: The Sunken Place of Race Relations in the Post-Racial Era AASP298L: African-American Literature and Culture
- AASP320: Poverty and African American Children
- CCJS370: Race, Crime and Criminal Justice
- CMLT235: Black Diaspora Literature and Culture
- CMLT277: Literatures of the Americas
- COMM360: The Rhetoric of Black America
- ENGL234: African-American Literature and Culture
- FMSC381: Family Inequality
- JOUR453: News Coverage of Racial Issues
- KNES225: Hoop Dreams: Black Masculinity and Sport
- MIEH330: Environmental Justice, Racism, and Environmental Health Disparities: How where you live can kill you
- PSYC354: Multicultural Psychology in the U.S.
- SOCY224: Why are We Still Talking About Race?
- SOCY244: Bridging Perspectives: Critical Conversations Between Students and Police SOCY424: Sociology of Race Relations
- TLPL476: Equity and Pedagogy
- TLPL481: Embracing Diversity in the Classroom Community
- URSP372: Diversity and the City
- USLT403: Citizens, Refugees, and Immigrants
- WGSS370: Black Feminist Thought
To declare the Minor in Anti-Black Racism please complete this online form AND schedule a general advising appointment here. If you have any issues with scheduling, please contact Marshal F. Washington at lahsram9 [at] umd.edu.
For any other questions, comments, or concerns regarding the ABRM Minor, please contact the ABRM Minor email at abrm [at] umd.edu.
