Marvin X, Dr. Julia Hare, Dr. Nathan Hare and Attorney Amira Jackmon, Agent of the Community Archives Project
From: Abdul Alkalimat
Subject: Re: Hey, Dude, Where's my Black Studies Department?
To: H-AFRO-AM@H-NET.MSU.EDU
Date: Friday, April 19, 2013, 1:07 PM
From: ruth.wilson@sjsu.edu
We honor Nathan Hare by keeping the legacy of Black Studies alive on universities across the nation, and we salute those who organize the event in his honor. It is not ironic that San Jose State was absent on Saturday, April 13th. I do not recall that the Department was invited to the event or asked to be a sponsor. As you may or may not know, many of the Black Studies Departments in the nation are struggling to maintain a presence in the academy, to get faculty tenured, and to serve students who are majors and minors in the discipline. I think Nathan Hare would be proud of us, regardless of whether or not we were invited to sponsor the event in Oakland.
We honor Nathan Hare by keeping the legacy of Black Studies alive on universities across the nation, and we salute those who organize the event in his honor. It is not ironic that San Jose State was absent on Saturday, April 13th. I do not recall that the Department was invited to the event or asked to be a sponsor. As you may or may not know, many of the Black Studies Departments in the nation are struggling to maintain a presence in the academy, to get faculty tenured, and to serve students who are majors and minors in the discipline. I think Nathan Hare would be proud of us, regardless of whether or not we were invited to sponsor the event in Oakland.
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