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[sistandiaspora]

Hello again sistas and brothers in the diaspora i am so glad to be a part of this site. My prayer is that in my lifetime i can see my brothers and sistas come together and those who are sleep, wake up ! I am new to this site but i am pray that that all my brothers and sistas here in amerikkka and in the diaspora can come together and i do mean ameriKKKA. God knows I love you all so much!

[AfriGirl]

Greetings,

My name is Abena, and I look forward to sharing ideas and information with you all.

Hotep

[Shakur El-Amin]

peace and blessings...my name is shakur el-amin

i am new to this forum, but nut this way of life...i welcome the opportunity to build and learn from like-minded individuals...i have been in the belly of the beast and believe that WE MUST BE FREE...

[General]

Hotep Bro. Shakur El, Welcome. That is one of my alias. Shakur El.

Uhuru, Karibu

[Rebirth]

Hello to all...i've been visiting this site for quite sometime now...finally decided to get involved in the forum...i'm glad to be apart of this family. I loked forward to meeting and working with you all.

[Duku]

Peace!

Have been a member for some time. Hoping to have positive and enlighting online conversations.

Duku

[Im The Truth]

Welcome Africans, come, enjoy, learn, GET FREE!

[Dresta]

When I was sent too state prison at the age of 18 I was told of all the rights I lost, Damn shame they never told Me that I had them to loose.....

[Heru_as_Aset]

I am the Sun of Ra/Auset! Who has come here absorb/reflect positive energy from my people to restore me back to self as a whole with my nation within the traditional concepts of my People. I am on the offense/defense in the Midwest Grid of Amerikkka.. Htp ALL

[Jacqui]

Hello everyone, although I have been a member for a while, I decided to jump in and not worry about getting my hair wet. lol. I really look forward to the exchanging of conversation here. Take care everyone and peace.

[Mahogany_Gyrl]

looking forward to learning from all of you and also to being able to teach you as well

[advanced]

I am isolated in the desert and looking for intelligent life. Glad to be joining you.

[Al-Khamsin]

I am awake now in the birthplace of civil rights ,Birmingham AL. I am glad to be here and hope you all can contribute to the new movement myself and a few ( and i do mean a few) others are attempting to resurrect here. i look forward to building with you and bring some of the ideas and programs in place back to my own for our people.

[kattidddd]

I just joined. Not really sure what to say. I'll leave what I've been working on.. PEACE!! Margaret





Hello -

Below is an email that I sent to Dr. Daniel Gelo - Dean of COLFA. There is problem withe the African American studies program and it looks like the classes are slowly dying. every semester, this program loses classes for no other reason than the adminsitration does not care to faciliatate them. Further, it's odd to me how these classes can be lost when Professor Frederick Williams is already here and has done them. Why isn't he given the opportunity to continue facitating these classes? It should make you wonder why he is not getting them when most students look for him to do them now...

It is clear to me that the administration does not care about what happens to these classes, regardless of the fact that students WANT to take them. Please take a few minutes to read my email and send one of your own to Dr. Gelo and let him know that you support the continued growth of this program. If you can't, then please pass this on...

Dr. Gelo's email is daniel.gelo@utsa.edu

Thanks, Margaret.



Dr. Gelo,
Good morning. In viewing what classes are available for next semester, it has come to my attention that POL 1213 (Civil Rights) has not been assigned a professor and POL 3203 (African American Political Thought) has been cancelled. WHY?! If the reason is because no professor will take these classes, then have you considered Professor Frederick Williams? He already does the classes, so why not make sure he can facilitate them? Personally, I have already taken both of these classes with Professor Williams and he is the man for the job. He is already here and students respect him, so what gives? What is the hold up?

Students continue to ask for these classes and desire to take them, however someone obviously has seen fit to abandon them by not offering these classes. WHY?! It may not be my place to inquire about this but I know that there are plenty of students who want to take these classes and would sign up for them if administration would recognize that a part of their obligation is to make sure that students are heard and given every opportunity to take classes that will enrich their college education. Classes in the African American Studies Minor do that.

It is my belief that UTSA administration, especially the administration in the Department of Political Science & Geography, has been negligent in providing proper support for the growth and development for classes in the African American Studies Minor. I cannot stress enough how important this program is to the livelihood of students on this campus AND to the Black community in San Antonio, who continue to support this program. What message does this lack of respect show the Black community?

As a student who has re-invested my time and energy into returning to this university to complete my Master's Degree in Political Science, it is important to me (and it should be to you as well) that the student body should be heard. I will notify every student I know about the lack of support displayed by this department. It is a shame that even in these times, a program such as the African American Studies Minor is allowed to wither on the vine. As a student, I am appalled at the obvious disregard for the students who want these classes.

I apologize for the tone of my message, but I strongly believe in the value of the African American Studies Program and it should not be ignored by administration. I Implore you to help remedy this situation and see to that these classes are fully utilized. Please assign Professor Williams these classes so that fellow students can enjoy the experience of UTSA's multi-cultural atmosphere. If you have any questions, I will be available for a meeting so that we can further discuss this situation.

Thank you.
Margaret Richardson
Chair, Students Committed to Change
Master's Candidate - Political Science - 2008

[GabrielAzariah]

I am guilty of not following the rules (so to speak)... I have posted already. Anyway, it is a pleasure to be able to join a community that is all for the upliftment of my people. Where we can learn and teach. Like my boyfriends says "Each1Teach1"... Peace