Classes & Training
Guided Learning Paths
Structured programs and courses from established universities, cultural institutions, online platforms and spiritual schools — led by African American, African, Caribbean and Indigenous teachers of the Diaspora.
Accredited Degree Programs
University & Diaspora Studies
Africana, African Diaspora and Caribbean studies at established universities across the U.S., the Caribbean and Brazil — taught by leading Black, African and Caribbean scholars.
Howard University
African Studies (B.A. · M.A. · Ph.D.)
The nation's leading HBCU program in African Studies — interdisciplinary study of African-descended people on the continent, in the U.S. and across the Diaspora, with specializations in development, world affairs, and language, literature & the arts.
Howard University
Afro-American Studies
Founded in the Black Studies movement, Howard's Afro-American Studies program centers the history, culture and intellectual traditions of Black people in America and the wider Diaspora.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Clark Atlanta University
African-American Studies (Graduate)
Graduate study in African-American Studies at a historic Atlanta University Center institution, with an explicit focus on African Diaspora culture, history and Africana Women's Studies.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Clark Atlanta University
Africana Women's Studies
One of the first Africana Women's Studies programs in the world, centering the scholarship, activism and lived experience of women across Africa and the Diaspora.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Harvard University
Hutchins Center — African & African American Research
Directed by Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Hutchins Center is Harvard's hub for African and African American research — home to the W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute, fellowships, lectures and publications.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026University of the West Indies (Cave Hill)
M.A. Global African & Diaspora Studies
A Caribbean-based master's examining Africa and its Diaspora — history, culture, politics and the connections binding the continent to the Americas.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026University of the West Indies (Cave Hill)
B.A. Caribbean Studies
Foundational study of Caribbean history, culture, identity and society, beginning with CLTR1010 Introduction to Caribbean Studies, taught by leading Caribbean scholars.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026University of the West Indies (Mona)
M.A. African & African Diaspora Studies
Mona campus graduate program (Department of Language, Linguistics & Philosophy) exploring African civilizations and the Diaspora from a Caribbean vantage point.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026University of the West Indies (Mona)
Rastafari Studies
The Institute of Caribbean Studies' Rastafari Studies Unit — scholarly study of the philosophy, culture and global influence of Rastafari, including the course The Culture of Rastafari (CLTR2518).
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil
Ethnic & African Studies (PósAfro)
Brazil's pioneering Graduate Program in Ethnic and African Studies in Salvador, Bahia — the heart of Afro-Brazilian culture — covering Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Latin-American themes.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil
African & Afro-Brazilian Studies of the Legal Amazon
The first master's in the Brazilian Legal Amazon dedicated exclusively to African and Afro-Brazilian studies — with research lines in territories, languages and Africanities of the Amazon region.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil
Center for Afro-Brazilian Studies (NEAB)
Unicamp's Center for Afro-Brazilian Studies — multidisciplinary research, community extension and educator training on Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous culture and heritage.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Museums & Heritage Centers
Cultural Institutions
Learning programs, fellowships and free digital curricula from the great archives and museums of the Black experience.
Schomburg Center (NYPL)
Junior Scholars Program
A free Saturday program at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem — college-style lectures, discussion and project-based learning drawing on one of the world's great archives of the Black experience.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Schomburg Center (NYPL)
Scholars-in-Residence & Summer Institute
Research fellowships and the Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Summer Institute — deep engagement with the Center's collections for emerging and established scholars of Black culture.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Smithsonian NMAAHC
NMAAHC Learning Lab
Free digital learning from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture — curated collections, tools and activities exploring African American history, art and culture.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Smithsonian NMAAHC
Educator Programs & Curricula
Professional learning, the North Star digital initiative and 35+ digital curricula from NMAAHC — supplemental teaching resources for the classroom or self-study.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Nuwaubian Nation
OSM Vision
Teachings of Malachi Z. York. Overall discussion, question and answer to life's challenges, spiritual teachings as they apply to those uniquely affected by the African Diaspora
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Learn From Anywhere
Online Courses
Free and accredited online courses in African, African American and Caribbean studies from world universities.
MIT OpenCourseWare
Africana Studies Collection
Free MIT courses curated with a network of HBCUs — including Modern African History (Prof. Kenda Mutongi), Africa & the Politics of Knowledge (Prof. M. Amah Edoh) and Creole Languages & Caribbean Identities (Prof. Michel DeGraff).
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Open Yale Courses
African American Studies
Yale's free lecture series in African American Studies — including African American History taught by Prof. Jonathan Holloway, from emancipation to the present.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Coursera · University of Illinois
Race & Cultural Diversity in American Life & History
An accessible online survey of race, ethnicity and cultural diversity in American history, taught by Prof. James D. Anderson.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026edX
African Studies — Online Courses
A catalog of online African Studies courses and programs from universities worldwide — history, languages, politics and culture of the continent.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Berklee Online
Black Creative Expression: Intro to Africana Studies
An interdisciplinary introduction to Africana Studies through Black music, art and creative expression from Berklee's online school.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Living Spiritual Traditions
Esoteric Schools
Structured training in Kamitic, Ifá and Òrìṣà traditions from established schools with real enrollment.
Ausar Auset Society International
Kamitic Spiritual Training
Founded by Ra Un Nefer Amen, the Ausar Auset Society teaches Kamitic (ancient Egyptian) philosophy, meditation, ritual, oracle work, nutrition and yoga through chapters across the U.S., Caribbean, UK, Canada, South Africa and Ghana.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Kamitic Legacy
Maat: The 11 Laws of God
An online course taught by Ra Un Nefer Amen on Maat and the 11 Laws of God — practical spiritual discipline rooted in Kamitic cosmology.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Ifá Heritage Institute
Yoruba Ifá Studies
A structured curriculum in the Yoruba Ifá spiritual tradition of West Africa and its Diaspora — the sacred Odu corpus, divination, and Òrìṣà worship, recognized by UNESCO as a masterpiece of intangible heritage.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Ori-Ire Center
Ifá & Òrìṣà Academy
An online academy for the study and practice of Ifá and Òrìṣà tradition — foundations, ethics and ritual for seekers across the African Diaspora.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Natural & Earth Practices
Other Alternative Teachings
Holistic, natural and earth-centered paths — herbal medicine, energy healing, movement arts, food sovereignty and contemplative practice — with reputable, community-rooted teachers.
Herbal Sciences
Herbalist Certification Studies
Learn to work with plants as medicine — from foundational herbalism to professional Registered Herbalist study. We spotlight Black-led, community-rooted herbal education alongside established certificate programs.
Energy Healing
Reiki & Energy Healing
Study the art of channeling universal life-force energy for healing, balance and stress relief — from Reiki I attunement through Master Teacher training.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Movement Arts
Tai Chi for Health & Balance
Cultivate chi, balance and inner calm through the gentle, flowing movements of Tai Chi — a moving meditation for body and mind at any age.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Earth & Food Sovereignty
Regenerative Gardening & Food Sovereignty
Grow your own food, heal the soil and reclaim food sovereignty for our communities — turning food deserts into food sanctuaries, one garden at a time.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026Contemplative Practice
Meditative & Contemplative Yoga
Breath, stillness and movement as a path to inner peace and self-knowledge — grounded yoga and meditation taught within our own cultural context.
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Verified · Jul 6, 2026YMCA - Tai Chi
Tai Chi
Learn Tai Chi - Classes taught at Atlanta YMCA
Shaolin Institute
Tai Chi In Atlanta
Tai Chi is becoming more and more popular in the United States every day.It is considered an “internal” or “soft” martial art. Tai Chi or Tai Ji, the full term is “Tai Chi Chuan” or Tai Ji Quanis is translated as “Supreme Ultimate Boxing”. This is one of the oldest forms of internal Kung Fu.Although primarily practiced today as a “moving meditation”. It is wonderful exercise form for improving Qi balance, circulation, concentration and relaxation.
Haru Neteru
Kemetic Tai Chi
Basic Tai Chi demonstrations 18 videos
Black Yoga Teachers Alliance
YOGA
The Black Yoga Teachers Alliance (BYTA) was founded in 2009 by yoga teachers Maya Breuer and Jana Long, as a social media group to provide a space for teachers, students, practitioners, healers, and enthusiasts to discuss yoga and wellness, to share information about classes, workshops, events and activities, and most importantly, to build a network and get to know one another. BYTA was established as a tax-exempt nonprofit in 2016
Facebook Study Group
The Isis Papers Study Group (The Papyrus of Auset Chronicles)
Dedicated to the Spiritual and Esoteric development of Africans living in America and abroad. In remembrance of our Queen-Mother, Dr. Francis Cress-Wesling