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Spring 2001
Volume 00, Number 2

Newsletter on Philosophy and the Black Experience

From The Editor

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From The Editor

Jesse Taylor, Editor
Leonard Harris, Book Review Editor

I am delighted to present the return of the "Newsletter on Philosophy and the Black Experience" (NPBE), following a Fall 2000 hiatus. This issue of NPBE is fully constituted by scholars whose work have appeared in past editions. In this vein, it was most beneficial for NPBE to publish the works of these accomplished scholars on previous occasions, and I know that you are sure to find their contributions this time around even more refreshing. I know that I did.

Our first article is written by Charles Verharen of Howard University. Entitled, "Can We All Get Along: Multiculturalism and Social Justice," Professor Verharen makes a convincing case for cultural pluralism with the help of foundational insights advanced by Alain Locke. A gleaming appeal of Verharen's point of view comes from his extensive scholarship and charitable consideration of those opposing his position.

Professor Steven Light, of the University North Dakota, is well represented in this issue, with an article on Martin Luther King, he co-authored the article with Professor Kathryn Rand of the University of North Dakota's School of Law. Both Light and Rand have syllabi in this issue that will prove beneficial to anyone contemplating teaching like courses. Another contributor you are sure to recognize is Professor Gail Presbey, of the University of Detroit Mercy. Her syllabus for an African Philosophy and Culture course is the most extensive I seen, but by no means overdone. Suffice it to say that I will not share Presbey's syllabus with my Dean.

A word or two about the wonderful article submissions of Light and Rand. In "Where Do We Go From Here? The Legacy of Dr. M.L. King, Jr., the Role of Colorblindness in American Public Policy Today," Light sets about to establish public policy correlates with King's dream thirty-two years after his death. His observations reveal interesting insights with respect to racial division and the failure of public policy to follow King's dream. Finally, the article "Affirmative Action, Affirmative Access, and Quota-able Quotes: Informing the Debate Over Affirmative Action in University Admissions," gives a new twist to a rather old topic.

Special Announcement

The Committee on Blacks in Philosophy is currently in search of a new Editor. Interested persons should contact Chair Bernard Boxill at brboxill@email.unc.edu for more information. I have agreed to continue as editor until a replacement is named.

It has been my privilege to serve NPBE readers for the past five years. In the now famous words of Vice President Al Gore, "It's time for me to go." Thank you.

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