Economic Crisis, Education and the
Role of Philosophy for the African
American Public.
October 28 & 29, 2011
Michigan State University
MSU Student Union
East Lansing, Michigan
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Malik Simba
Professor & Coordinator of Africana Studies at California State University-Fresno
On behalf of the planning committee for the 18th Annual
Philosophy Born Of Struggle conference at Michigan State
University, we welcome you to participate in a most
stimulating academic and exciting intellectual experience.
Today when scores of African Americans and many others
are faced with unemployment, underemployment,
homelessness, and hunger; progressive philosophy has the
particular tasks of providing critical insight and theoretical
illumination for practical struggles. This 18th annual
conference with its emphasis on economic crisis, education
and the role of philosophy for the African American public
seeks to tie the university to the needs of the African
American community. In the words of Kwame Nkrumah,
“Practice without thought is blind; thought without practice is
empty.”
Sincerely,
Dr. John H. McClendon III
The details of the program are in this pdf: ConferenceProgram[1]