Submitted: Sat, June 14, 2008 Teshome G. Wagaw, Professor of Education Professor of Afro-American and African Studies Affiliation: The University of Michigan, School of Education and Center for the Study of Afro-American Studies Mail Address: 2108C School of Education The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1259 USA phone: (734) 647-1974 fax: (734) 764-2510 email: