Molefi Kete Asante

Editor's Note on the 40th Anniversary
Journal of Black Studies 2009 40: 5. [PDF] [Request Permission]  

Patricia Reid-Merritt

Defining Ourselves: One Name, One Discipline?
Journal of Black Studies 2009 40: 6-7. [PDF] [Request Permission]  

Shirley N. Weber

What Is in a Name?: Addressing the Issue of Program and Curriculum Clarification in Black Studies
Journal of Black Studies 2009 40: 8-11. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permission]  

Molefi Kete Asante

Africology and the Puzzle of Nomenclature
Journal of Black Studies 2009 40: 12-23. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Munashe Furusa

Spelling Our Proper Name: Reconceptualizing the Order of Africana/Black Studies
Journal of Black Studies 2009 40: 24-40. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Maulana Karenga

Names and Notions of Black Studies: Issues of Roots, Range, and Relevance
Journal of Black Studies 2009 40: 41-64. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Ama Mazama

Naming and Defining: A Critical Link
Journal of Black Studies 2009 40: 65-76. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

Patricia Reid-Merritt

Defining Ourselves: Name Calling in Black Studies
Journal of Black Studies 2009 40: 77-90. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

David M. Walton

Book Review: Okafor, V. O. (2006). Towards an Understanding of Africology (2nd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt
Journal of Black Studies 2009 40: 91-97. [PDF] [References] [Request Permission]  

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