Abandonment

This week's post spoke about the lack of knowledge that fills our lives when it comes to African culture.  Dr.Beatty spoke about the similarities in the American culture that was ultimately derived from the Africans. Dr. Beatty spoke about many aspects of the middle passage but his presentation lost me. There was nothing that captured my attention, except the similarities between Christianity and the religious African culture. before this lecture, i never thought about the westernized culture deriving religious aspects from the African culture. so far, i feel that freshman seminar is not a "freshman" class. every week we hear lectures about the African culture. while this is necessary and interesting, the topics in this seminar should consist of more than power points about the oppression of black people. when i came to Howard, i became a part of a legacy that improved with each generation. learning about Howard and the legacy of the school is a topic i feel should be addressed n freshman seminar