Word: afros
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...staunch opponent (with Bertrand Russell) of the use of nuclear weapons. He published dozens of books and thousands of pivotal essays. Who could possibly have done more than he to redefine American democracy over 60 years of the 20th century? --Henry Louis Gates Jr., Chair of Afro-American Studies, Harvard University...
McCarthy acknowledged the problems that arise for interdisciplinary degree programs with no faculty of their own--like History and Literature, Religion, and Afro-American Studies--but says drawing together faculty from many different departments also benefits students...
Wilson himself was part of such a "raid" when he came to Harvard. During that same time, Gates also successfully lured Professor of Philosophy K. Anthony Appiah, Fletcher University Professor Cornel West '74, Professor of Sociology and of Afro-American Studies Lawrence D. Bobo, and visiting lecturer on Afro-American Studies Jamaica Kincaid to the University...
Wilson himself was part of such a "raid" whenhe came to Harvard. During that same time, Gatesalso successfully lured Professor of Philosophy K.Anthony Appiah, Fletcher University ProfessorCornel West '74, Professor of Sociology and ofAfro-American Studies Lawrence D. Bobo, andvisiting lecturer on Afro-American Studies JamaicaKincaid to the University...
...multisyllabic "Fif-teen Min-utes" didn't stick with Harvard students and soon, most everyone called the magazine by its initials, F.M. This started to confuse the matter. "FM" smacked of radio journalism, not print. And pronounced quickly, these initials sound like shorthand for Afro-American Studies (Af-Am), "effeminate"(effeme) or "fuck them...