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 _____________________________________________________________ James M. Manheim "Is it art, Associate Editor Or is it messy? University of Michigan Museum of Art We don't know-- 525 S. State St. Check with Jesse!" Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354 (734) 936-0163 fax: (734) 764-3731 --Rev. Billy C. Wirtz