Senior Lecturer
Dr. Johnny Bowens is a Senior Lecturer in the Africana Studies Department. His educational background:
- B.A. degree in Sociology from Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana in 1968
- M. Ed. Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Arizona , Tucson, Arizona in 1973
- Ph.D degree in Community Sociology from Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio in 1978
Dr. Bowens’ interests is in community organizations. He has been involved in numerous civic and community organizations where he has received numerous special awards.
Currently Teaching
AFAS 220 – Introduction to African American Studies
Introductory survey of the literature, history, culture and social issues affecting Black Americans.
AFAS 222 – African American Studies: A History of Ideas
This course is concerned with the history of oppression of African and other Indigenous peoples in the world and examines ideas by radical philosophers and scholars from the African Diaspora directed toward liberation from oppression.
AFAS 340 – The Politics of Race and the African Experience
By examining both primary and secondary sources this course explores the historical development of African-American civil rights from 1619 with the arrival of the first Africans to Jamestown colony, to the momentous decision by the Supreme court to desegregate schools in 1954.