{"id":360,"date":"2020-10-26T11:45:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps-huma\/?page_id=360"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:31:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:31:27","slug":"bcs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/huma\/bcs\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Canadian Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpv-view-output\" data-toolset-views-view-editor=\"f37ac58f5a5963b8842c586b34db1c2f\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-views-view-editor\">\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-186335\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-186335\" data-viewnumber=\"186335\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;186335&quot;,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/lapsdev\/toolkit-test\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-views\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:1,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/laps\/huma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360?wpv_view_count=186335&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/laps\/huma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/360?wpv_view_count=186335\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>Certificate<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the place to learn and examine the histories, cultures and experiences of Black Canada. You\u2019ll learn about people of African descent in the Americas through cultural studies, history, literature and music.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this unique certificate you can combine multiple disciplines and complete your certificate alongside your existing undergraduate degree program or you can take the certificate on its own. This program recognizes the study of Black cultures as a worthwhile enterprise in itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn from a diverse group of internationally recognized faculty in the areas of Black Canadian culture, race and social policy, Black resistance and identity and much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-uppercase h5\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/advising\/cluster-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Advising<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/aconline\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African Canadian Online<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tubman.info.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its 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