Today on The Black Scholars Index...

Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Gordon Parks - an amazing African-American. He was a strong activist, directed Shaft (1971), co-founded Essence Magazine, and was Hollywood's 1st major African-American director. Read his feature - it's full of great surprises! (40 honorary doctorates and more)

http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/gord...