The Archeology of the African Spirit:
Toward a Deeper Discourse in Black Studies

by
Wade W. Nobles, Ph.D.
Black Studies Department, San Francisco State University
The Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life & Culture, Inc.

C O N T E N T S

Beginning	1
ITfTf  (Idle Chatter) vs. Mdw Nfr (Good Speech)	3
The Birth of Black Studies	5
San Francisco State Black Studies	7
A“Ka Mo Ibi Ti Afin Mbo, Ka To Mo Ibi Ti Aan Re” (Yoruba)	11
Works Cited	17