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This research critically examines the collaborative efforts of African-centered Economists and Africana Studies scholars to establish and incorporate African American economics within the Africana Studies curriculum. In addition, this article expands on the intellectual movement to solidify an African-centered methodological approach to engage Africana people's collective economic realities. Lastly, this article offers a model for an Africana Economics concentration for the discipline of Africana Studies. The central purpose of this research is to offer an alternative method of interpreting Black economics and highlight existing models that worked well at addressing the crux of African American economic development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]