"Sir" Richard:
For the record, many thanks for the nationality correction. Having been born in Trinidad and Tobago, then, make some of us crown you as the indomitable C.L.R. James II, also a great Trinidadian and super Pan-Africanist, who helped Africa to "create" an Nkrumah:-)
We are very proud of you, "Sir" Richard! Your dear wife (Lady Jennifer) is always so sisterly and supportive that some of us simply took for granted that both of you were from Guyana. Now, we know better! Congratulations, nonetheless, as you deserve the great accolade from the New Hampshire-based Ivy League!
A.B.
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 10:06 AM
To: Toyin Falola
Cc: Assensoh, Akwasi B.
Subject: RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Richard Joseph: Congratulations!
Greetings AB!
Each of these commentaries is deeply touching. It is wondrous to have so many patriots checking in after many years, from various places on our continent and in our Diaspora.
For the record, it is my wife, Jennifer, who is Guyanese. I was born in Trinidad and Tobago. Jennifer's contribution to the life and work being celebrated is, of course, well known to family, friends, and colleagues.
Let us use these renewed ties to carry forward the struggle for our people's advancement and a world of greater peace and shared prosperity.
Warm regards,
Richard
SIR Toyin:
Thank you very much for the valuable information about "Sir" Richard Joseph (as I used to refer to him in jest at Emory University, when I substituted in teaching a couple of African politics classes for him on that campus (as he used to crisscross Africa and the world for President Jimmy Carter's Center). At the time (with full black hair), I worked for Mrs. Coretta Scott King at the King Center on Auburn Avenue as Director of Research and Associate Editor of the M.L. King, Jr. Papers Project (on being seconded from Stanford University, where the Project was based). "Sir" Richard is not only an Africanist, par excellence, but indeed a "true" African like some of us, in spite of his Guyanese roots. Imagine the "Su6ya" baptism!:-)
Through "Sir" Richard's very stimulating seminars at the Carter Center, I came to know and appreciate "Comrade" Ake (Claude) very well. I remember taking Claude to meet Mrs. King after a seminar break, and his instant description, later on, was: "This is a mountain of a woman", a deep reflection I have quoted in my intellectual memoirs, which will make some of you "drum" on my hairless African head! Of course, unlike "Sir" Toyin, I never did any "Counting of the Tiger's Teeth". Not that brave as an African teenager!:-)
"Sir" Richard deserves every accolade named for a black cause (i.e. the Granger Award) because of his own generosity; I remember how he moved to Northwestern from Emory, initially, to direct the African Studies Center there, and he quickly made sure that some of us (from his Emory University days) were urgently placed on the mailing list, and I am still there! Congratulations to "Sir" Richard and , also, his wonderful bride!
A.B. Assensoh, Oregon, USA.
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 8:42 AM
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