That's right. America IS unique and I love it. I was brought up in a pretty white town but when I went to work at the university, I was blessed by all the different colors and ethnic backgrounds. My black studies people were wonderful to me and I loved my students, too. God is color blind. I wish we were. Sigh.
Wow,someone else besides me on FR who is not totally dismissive of Black Studies!
I took at least three such classes in college.They were all academically demanding.One was taught by a Nigerian professor who was educated in England and demanded top notch work.Another was a man from Detroit who had a wonderfully inclusive attitude toward the whole discipline.
Neither teacher articulated"anti-white"views or tried to indoctrinate us into black nationalism.
Now a few of the black STUDENTS were on the edgy side but they weren't the ones grading the papers or evaluating the quality of work.