Jason Jefferson graduated Spring 2020 with a major in Entertainment and Media Studies, a Sports Media Certificate, and a minor in African American Studies. He plans to obtain a position working in Sports Production. Keep reading for his advice to current and prospective AFAM students. What was your favorite AFAM course and why? My favorite course in the program was Modern African American Experience because we were able to have interesting thought-provoking discussions about issues pertaining to the African American community. In this course, we not only got the opportunity to learn about African American history, but we also got the chance to dig deeper and hear some of the untold and not so publicized stories, often pushed into the shadows of history. During Dr. Lee’s lynching project we as a class were tasked with piecing together background information of the hundreds of victims that were brutalized and lynched in Georgia. This project gave us as students the opportunity to understand that these victims were much more than another statistic in a textbook, they all had stories, hopes, and dreams that not only affected them but also their families and friends. This all got taken away from them because of the color of their skin. Why should students consider a major or minor in African American Studies? A major or minor in African American studies gives students the chance to expand their knowledge of African American history as well as explore different aspects of the culture that they probably never considered.
