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Anthony Black

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Raw average: 3.40/5 from 42 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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AFROAM242 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof. Black is a very fun lecturer! You can tell he is passionate about what he talks about. He heavily encouraged student-participation and invited us to give opinions. This is a very reading heavy course. The text is important to the course content, and there is a lot of it. 30ish pages of text and some docs. Very interesting readings though!
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AFROAM271 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Black is awesome. Even though i'm a stem major and I only took this class for a credit I thoroughly enjoyed it — learned a lot and had fun doing it. He is also very understanding and reasonable as well as funny. 100% recommend taking a class with him.
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AFROAM271 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I've read that Prof. Black has lacked in communication through email. Although he's not the most tech savvy, I had no issue communicating with him. When in class, you could tell that he truly valued your opinion and had an open mind to any new ideas. He is very passionate about what he teaches and he encourages students to dive deeper into material
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AFROAM271 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He was an amazing professor! It isn't difficult to get a good grade in the class, and he is so passionate about the subject. Attendance is mandatory, but I really didn't mind coming to class because we talked about interesting topics that were pretty engaging. I have no idea why he has 3 stars?? Definitely take this class, we watched 3 movies too!
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AFROAM271 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
when I first read the bad comments about Prof. Black, I thought it was just racism, but it's not. His course is disorganized, Canvas, assignments, and lectures. He always cancels/reschedules office hours and barely replies to emails. Prof. Black is passionate about what he teaches but is he passionate about teaching is a good question to ask.
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AFROAM271 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
This professor might be the most Unaccommodating and unfunny professor you can have. He does NOT care if you missed his class for any reason, I was really sick for a whole week and had trouble even with just getting up. His response for my request to redo an assignment was "It was in the syllabus". If you enjoy reading 60 pages everyday, take it
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Classes with Anthony Black

Introductory course covering specific topics in African American culture.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Introduction to Afro-American Art surveys the historical evolution of African American art from its African heritage through the creativity of the 1970s.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Anthony Black

Anthony Black’s course included one midterm with slide identification, three short reading summaries, and two analysis papers. Reviewers found reading responses time-consuming but papers easy to write, and noted that lecture slides were not posted online.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027AFROAMER 271Selected Topics in African American Culture
Spring 2027AFROAMER/ARTHIST 242Introduction to Afro-american Art
Fall 2026AFROAMER 271Selected Topics in African American Culture
Fall 2026AFROAMER/ARTHIST 242Introduction to Afro-american Art

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