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...should celebrate that he’s here because of the nature of his work, the quality of his mind, his integrity, and his values as a teacher,” Sorensen said. Andrew C. Coles ’09, who took Shelby??s course on Black Nationalism and is also one of his academic advisees, called Shelby “an excellent professor” who is “very enthusiastic” about the material that he teaches. Sorensen lauded Shelby??s ability to cross departmental boundaries, saying that...
...start. Glenda Carpio’s two new classes, Af-Am 112: “Black Humor” and English 176x “Black Women Writers” are garnering rave reviews, and word is, she’s developed quite the following on campus. Tommie Shelby??s Af-Am 128 “Black Nationalism” is also supposed to be quite good, but may be intended for the more serious scholar (read: no watching Richard Pryor standup in class...
Despite the originality of Shelby??s interpretation of black solidarity throughout the ages, the first 100 or so pages of the book are a bit dry. In this portion, the book reads more like a musty encyclopedia—defying the hip image conveyed by the young red-shirted man who poses with outstretched arms on the cover. I admit, I found myself feeling as though I were reading an overlong introduction to an Expos 20 paper. Indeed, I wondered when Shelby would move beyond setting up his argument and actually advance it by adding a new dimension...
Beyond this historical introduction, Shelby??s personal voice shines through, and the remaining 156 pages of the book fly. I was impressed by Shelby??s presentation of the diversity within the African-American community: he shows how his political conception of black solidarity embraces homosexuals, feminists, mixed-race individuals, and members of various socioeconomic groups...
...Shelby??s organized and thoughtful argument in “We Who Are Dark” that compels readers to reexamine the condition of an America where overt racial injustice has been eradicated and veiled racial injustices abound. While the book is about the evolving status of black solidarity in America, it also opens the channels for discussion about the important role that racism plays in the lives of all Americans—not just blacks...