I have an A.B. from Cornell University in Africana Studies. Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center was founded as the result of an armed takeover of the student union in the 1969. The program has a long and distinguished history and is the center of much of African American life on the Cornell campus. The Center is celebrating 25 years of existence this spring. The program is multidisciplinary so I took classes in history, sociology, political economy, literature, visual arts, education, and gender studies. etc., just from an Africana perspective. For more information about Cornell's program go to
http://www.blacknessincolor.cornell.edu/
Although it is obviously a PWI, I think I got a fantastic education in Africana studies from awesome professors. It was one of my classes in my major that made me go to law school. I do think that you should give some consideration to what you want to do and not just what you are interested in. Africana studies can fit in to many career goals. And if it does not, the truly dedicated student can always choose to double major and allow it to enhance another career goal.