Robert T. Handy ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: I sure hope this does not get me into trouble again, but I must admit that
: when I see an ad for a position at an institution with some kind of focus
: on Africa, African-American music, art, culture, history, etc., I simply
: assume they are looking for African-American candidates and that I as an
: Anglo, would not be considered for the position.  Therefore, I do not
: apply.  Is this such an outlandish assumption?

I'd say this is a matter that's currently under debate.  Doing research
for an article recently on Detroit's Museum of African American History, I
noted that white designers had in fact been part of the gallery
construction process, but that the institution took some heat for that.

JM
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