Sad news out of New York this afternoon. Renowned African-American Studies scholar Manning Marable has passed away - he was 60. Marable was the M. Moran Weston and Black Alumni Council Professor of African-American Studies and professor of history and public affairs at Columbia University. He was founding director of African-American Studies at Columbia from 1993 to 2003. Since 2002, he directed Columbia's Center for Contemporary Black History.
He published a number of major books on the issue of race in America. His new book, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention will be released next week.
Sad news indeed. I've learned much from his publications over the years.
Posted by: Patrick S. O'Donnell | April 01, 2011 at 06:54 PM
This is shocking; I'm so sorry to hear about this. Dr. Marable's family and his students will be in my thoughts.
Posted by: Alfred Brophy | April 02, 2011 at 10:58 AM
I still have fond memories of interviewing Dr. Marable when he was teaching at CU Boulder. I was working for the Boulder Daily Camera during the summer before my senior year. We sat and talked for at least an hour. He was a warm and brilliant man. What a terrible loss.
Posted by: Kelly Anders | April 05, 2011 at 06:24 PM