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| + | In 1996, five veteran activists and scholars - [[Abdul Alkalimat]], [[Bill Fletcher, Jr.]], [[Manning Marable]], [[Leith Mullings]], and [[Barbara Ransby]] - initiated a round of discussions among themselves regarding the political and social state of affairs facing African Americans and other oppressed communities in the United States. Though the five brought different experiences and political frameworks to these talks, they all located themselves within the broad school of black radicalism. Those discussions would soon port to a larger pool of activists who agreed that not only did a crisis exist, but black radicals also had a responsibility to do something about it<ref>From Crisis to Congress: Assessing the Black Radical Congress, Clarence Lusane; Social Justice, Vol. 25, 1998</ref>. | ||
In March 1998 “Endorsers of the Call” to found a [[Black Radical Congress]] included Leith Mullings, Professor of Anthropology, City University of New York Graduate School; [[Ida B. Wells-W.E.B Du Bois Network]]<ref>http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/524.html</ref>. | In March 1998 “Endorsers of the Call” to found a [[Black Radical Congress]] included Leith Mullings, Professor of Anthropology, City University of New York Graduate School; [[Ida B. Wells-W.E.B Du Bois Network]]<ref>http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/524.html</ref>. | ||
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Leith Mullings is the daughter of Hubert Mullings and is one of triplets with Pauline Mullings and Sandra Mullings. In she was appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
Leith Mullings is married to Manning Marable.
Education
At Queens College Leith Mullings satisfied the two-year liberal arts component of a five-year Bachelor's in nursing from Cornell-New York Hospital. Subsequently, she went on to the University of Chicago, where she earned a Master's and a Ph.D. in anthropology, then taught at Yale and Columbia. Leith justified her CUNY fate admirably in the end, however, by moving to City College in 1981. In 1988 she moved full-time to the Graduate Center, where she recently received her appointment as a Presidential professor in the anthropology program[1].
National Anti-Imperialist Conference in Solidarity With African Liberation
Leith Mullings of Yale University, Chairperson, Continuations Committee, 10th World Youth Festival was named as a sponsor of the Communist Party USA dominated National Anti-Imperialist Conference in Solidarity With African Liberation held at Dunbar Vocational High School, Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, October 19 to 21 1973 [2].
Socialist Scholars 1997
The Democratic Socialists of America sponsored 1997 Socialist Scholars Conference was held March 28- 30 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York[3].
Speakers included: Mimi Abramovitz, Daniel Singer, Harry Magdoff, Istvan Meszaros, Barbara Epstein, Ruth Sidel, Carlos Vilas, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, L. A. Kauffman, Leo Panitch, Hector Figueroa, David Abdulah, Louise Merriweather, Ngugi wa Thiongo, Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Alexandr Buzgalin, Leith Mullings, Axel Queval, Pap Ndale, Jean-Pierre Page, and "dozens more..."
Black Radical Congress
In 1996, five veteran activists and scholars - Abdul Alkalimat, Bill Fletcher, Jr., Manning Marable, Leith Mullings, and Barbara Ransby - initiated a round of discussions among themselves regarding the political and social state of affairs facing African Americans and other oppressed communities in the United States. Though the five brought different experiences and political frameworks to these talks, they all located themselves within the broad school of black radicalism. Those discussions would soon port to a larger pool of activists who agreed that not only did a crisis exist, but black radicals also had a responsibility to do something about it[4].
In March 1998 “Endorsers of the Call” to found a Black Radical Congress included Leith Mullings, Professor of Anthropology, City University of New York Graduate School; Ida B. Wells-W.E.B Du Bois Network[5].
Feminists for Peace and Barack Obama
In early 2008 Leith Mullings, of Graduate Center/CUNY signed a petition circulated by Feminists for Peace and Barack Obama [6].
- In the coming elections, it is important to remember that war and peace are as much \"women\'s issues\" as are health, the environment, and the achievement of educational and occupational equality. Because we believe that all of these concerns are not only fundamental but closely intertwined, this Tuesday we will be casting our vote for Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
Black Commentator
As of 2009 Leith Mullings was listed on the Editorial Board for the Black Commentator.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www1.cuny.edu/events/cunymatters/2001_winter/credits.htm
- ↑ http://www.historicalvoices.org/pbuilder/pbfiles/Project39/Scheme361/african_activist_archive-a0b1x6-a_12419.pdf
- ↑ http://www.mail-archive.com/pen-l@galaxy.csuchico.edu/msg18263.html
- ↑ From Crisis to Congress: Assessing the Black Radical Congress, Clarence Lusane; Social Justice, Vol. 25, 1998
- ↑ http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/524.html
- ↑ http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nyfeministsforpeace/
- ↑ http://www.blackcommentator.com/about_us.html