Center for Black Diaspora
Director: Sandra Jackson, Ph.D.

Telephone: 773/325-7510
Fax: 773/325-7514
Email: Sandra Jackson
Web site: Center for Black Diaspora


The Center for Black Diaspora was established to promote and support the production of scholarly, cultural and creative work related to the experiences of Black People in the Diaspora. The Center encourages and supports the study of the Black Diaspora in all its complexities as shaped by the historical experiences of Africa and the West, and actively promotes comparative perspectives to illuminate the particular experiences of African people both on the continent and in the Diaspora. The center promotes collaborative, interdisciplinary and comparative scholarship, expressive cultural and creative works, and programming which primarily focuses on Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean. It seeks to establish reciprocal relationships with other academic units, centers, programs and community organizations and their constituents through community outreach. The Center's programs are open to faculty, students and staff.