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Africana Department Refuses to Support Creating Caribbean Studies Minor
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The Africana Studies and Research Center, the home of most Caribbean studies classes, is not supporting the creation of a Caribbean studies minor.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/affordable-care-act/)
The Africana Studies and Research Center, the home of most Caribbean studies classes, is not supporting the creation of a Caribbean studies minor.
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