Edwyna SmithFaculty & StaffThe tenure labyrinth – teachers in Afro-American studiesMy first academic job interview resulted in a job offer. My doctorate is in American Studies, but the job offer was in Afro-American Studies. Because I am actually interested in Afro-American Studies, this was not a great hardship for me. However, a light did go on in my head. I remembered hearing – more than once – that for Black scholars, all roads tend to lead to Black Studies.July 11, 2007Page 1 of 1