Social Work · Boston College
Black communities in continental Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the United States have had a significant influence on the development of the world throughout history. Historically, Black people have been providing mutual aid long before their efforts would later be defined as "social work" and have often done so as a response to a profession that did not help them and to a profession that did not know how to help them. This course will explore the cultures, histories, advocacies, and activism that frame a universal context and the many diverse experiences of people of Africa
