The African American Studies (AAS) Minor at Texas State University began in August 2019, with Dr. Dwonna Naomi Goldstone as the first director. Housed under the Center for Diversity and Gender Studies (CDGS), the AAS Minor is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the Black experience in the United States and throughout the African diaspora.
The goal is to fulfill the mission that Dr. Carter G. Woodson started in 1915 when he created the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASALH)—to know the accomplishments of Black Americans and to honor Black history and heritage.
