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>From: "Darryn (Kamau) Roberts" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Fwd: Re: Black History Celebration
>Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:39:51 -0600
>
>Marie,
>
>Here is the response I received from the African Student Union
>president.  I don't know if it looks promising or not, but I have not
>received any messages from him since.  However, as I indicated in my
>previous e-mail, I will still try my best to put an event together.  Peace,
>Kamau.
>
>
>>From: [log in to unmask]
>>Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 22:33:19 +0000 (GMT)
>>Subject: Re: Black History Celebration
>>To: "Darryn (Kamau) Roberts" <[log in to unmask]>
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>>
>>
>>  Hello Mr Ajani,
>>                   Thanks for your email to me. I appreciate and respect
>>your
>>observations and suggestions. I will get to you latter so that we can talk
>>more
>>on GSCA and ASU(African Students Union). Have a nice day.
>>          HENRY NDOH(President of the African Students Union).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > TO:  Henry Ndoh (President of the African Student Union) and Steve
>>Ransom
>> > (Advisor to Black Student Action
>> >          Association),
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I am writing both of you, on behalf of GSCA (Graduate Students of Color
>> > Association), to propose that African students, from the continent, and
>> > students of African decent, from various countries around the world,
>>who
>> > attend Miami University come together in order to develop a black
>>history
>> > celebration event.  I am sure that both of you are aware of the general
>> > tensions that exist between these two groups of students.  For
>>instance,
>> > whenever I am on campus, I rarely see the two groups interacting with
>>one
>> > another/ identifying with one another.  Some of my colleagues have
>> > expressed similar concerns.  I believe that we need to facilitate a
>> > dialogue between these students so that they may discuss their
>>differences
>> > and similarities in a constructive manner.  Therefore, I am suggesting
>>that
>> > both the African Student Union and the Black Student Action Association
>> > join together in creating a black history celebration event organized
>> > around the concept of unity.  Of course, the GSCA would like to take an
>> > active role in sponsoring such an event.  We need to bridge the gap
>>between
>> > African students from the continent and students of African decent from
>> > around the world.  Please let me know if your respective organizations
>>are
>> > interested in developing such an event.  Thank you.  (Feel free to call
>>me
>> > at my home phone number: 513-664-8128.)  Sincerely, GSCA member, Kamau
>> > Ajani (Darryn Roberts).
>> >
>>
>>
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