African American students encouraged to study Russian

[Romy Taylor]

Hi Devin and all,

This article is interesting, but it oddly lacks historical context -  
reasons why Russian would resonate with African-Americans.  19th c.  
abolitionist and Afr-American interest in Pushkin, the Black-Soviet  
romance, Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Angela Davis, etc., etc.

Romy Taylor

Quoting Devin Browne <dpbrowne at MAC.COM>:

> Dear SEELANGS members:
> See the article below about Pittsburgh students studying Russian and
> the growing success of the new program among African American
> students.
>
>
> ARTICLE:
> Black city students urged to learn Russian
> Saturday, May 15, 2010
> By Karamagi Rujumba, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
>
> Teoma Galloway, a junior in the International Baccalaureate at
> Pittsburgh Schenley High School, had to add a foreign language to her
> schedule last year and chose Russian over Japanese.
>
> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10135/1058363-53.stm
>
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