![]() Dr Van Sertima had a distinguished career a literary critic, a linguist, and an anthropologist, and has made important contributions in all three fields. He began his teaching career in Africana Studies at Rutgers in 1972 and retired as Professor of Africana Studies in 2005. During the decade of the 1960s, he broadcasted weekly from Britain to both Africa and the Caribbean. From 1957 to 1959, he served as a Press and Broadcasting Officer in the Guyana Information Services. He was educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University, where he graduated with honors. Van Sertima was born in Georgetown, Guyana. Ivan Van Sertima, who passed away peacefully at his Highland Park home on May 25th, 2009. The Africana Studies department mourns the loss of our beloved colleague and friend Dr. ![]()
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