The Gandhi-King Community
J. Herman Blake
Male
Johns Island, South Carolina
United States
Profile Information:
- Primary Social Change Interest
- Peace, Social Justice, Environment, Other
- Why are you interested in the Gandhi-King Community?
- I am the inaugural Humanities Scholar in Residence at the Medical University of South Carolina. I am charged with the task of strengthening the humanities presence in a large academic health center that includes a hospital and schools of Dental Medicine, Graduate School, College of Health Professions, College of Medicine, College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy.
I have conducted extensive research on the Black Panther Party and co-wrote REVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE, the autobiography of Huey P. Newton.
My current research and writing is focused on academic success of minority students in higher education, and also in-depth studies of Gullah/Geechee communities in South Carolina and Georgia. I currently serve on the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission that covers coastal North Carolina, Soujth Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
I am absolutely and totally committed to Peace and Social Justice. The late Howard Thurman and Septima Clark were among my many wonderful mentors and role models.
Clayborne Carson
I am looking forward to going to India to participate in a three-week seminar on Gandhi for 15 Stanford students. It will be a wonderful opportunity to learn by sharing ideas with people interested in nonviolent transformation. Thanks for providing a profile of your activities in recent years.
Clay
Aug 18, 2008
Kelly Clark
Nov 23, 2008
Gordon J Millar
Dec 6, 2008