{"id":7433,"date":"2025-12-23T12:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7433"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:17:56","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/african-diaspora-studies\/students\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Our program examines the histories, cultures, and political and social experiences of African and African-descended peoples worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Through an African-centered lens, students engage with literature, social issues, political crises, and philosophical questions, gaining skills to think critically, analyze complex situations, and apply lessons from the past to today\u2019s world. 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