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Sunday, April 10, 2011

In Memory of Dr. Manning Marable
















Photograph from CNN.com


A Biographer Who Shattered Malcolm X Myths | CNN
by Maytha Alhassen

"Although he didn't use a computer to write, he did not dismiss advances that made the ivory tower more accessible to the public. Marable's combination of old-school scholarship, devotion to the community and his students, ability to quote Tupac lyrics, use of multimedia for educational purposes and incomparable instruction set him apart not only as an eminent scholar of African-American history, but also as an engaged scholar."

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