Can Black Studies programs survive?

In the 1970s, the University of Minnesota's History of African Peoples course had the largest enrollment of any other course like it in the country. "That program today is on life support," said John Wright, assistant professor in the department of African American Studies. "It appears that fewer Black students are encouraged to consider it [African American Studies] as a career option, despite the reality that there are solid professional careers in higher education," he said.