Hello!
I can understand your questions because when I decided to major in Pan African Studies my sophomore year, I was thinking the same thing. You can be anything you want to be and do anything you want to with a Black Studies degree if you have the motivation to work hard to make your dreams come true. You go on to teach, go to law school, graduate school, get your MBA, go to medical school, the options are endless. I have read of stories in which peope with only B.A.s in black studies have gone on to become vice presidents of banks, politicians and millionaires, journalists, mathematicians, successful businessmen and women, professors and the list goes on. People who double majored in Black Studies and other disclipines include Dr. Mae Jemison, the first black woman to go to outer space. She majored in African/African American Studies and Chemical Engineering at Standford University, and proceed to travel and teach in Africa through peacecorps. After she came back, she attended medical school at Cornell, an ivy league university.
Of course, Aaron McGruder earned a BA degree in African American Studies and you see how successful he is.
The key is finding a decent job after graduation and getting the most of your Pan African Studies education or any education for that matter is by excelling in your studies, establishing networks with other like-minded individuals and scholars in the field, and taking courses and acquiring skills that will help you in achieving those career goals. I am a Pan African Studies and Geography double major, with a concentration in Geographic Information Systems and I absolutely love it. Not only am I learning a valuable trade, GIS (map making software and technology), I am applying that knowledge to my Black Studies education. It was the best decision I have made in my entire life. I made the assumption that because I was black, I didn't need to major in Pan African Studies because I thought I knew everything there was about our history. But I saw that I was wrong. I have learned so much, it's unbelievable. I went from being a minor to a major. I decided to double major in PAS and Geography, because the GIS industry is booming and expanding in this area and there great paying jobs in the field, some ranging to $70,000-90,000+ for five years experience without a master's degree.
If you are worried about your job prospects, you can very well double major in Black Studies and something else. Or you can minor in something else as well. But it's important to understand that just because you have a "marketable degree" doesn't mean that you are guaranteed a great job after graduation, and just because you don't have a marketabe degree doesn't mean that you won't get a great job. It's about connections, persistance, hard-work, and using your knowledge to go where you want to go.
I'm sorry, this post is so long.