Though now things seem a lot different. But then, maybe I found my niche? Also I interact with a very many African American women and men, and they all dress and never are afraid to present as who they are and what they feel. Bright colors, wild hair styles, etc. Which you sure can do when you're head of the African History Department, African American and Gender Studies dept., or the Social Justice Institute for Slavery Studies. Academia in these areas is a little different, at least these days, and more so all the time for the 'high end' institutions.

I mean, rather different for me, in how I'm regarded and responded to. Best of all, for the first time, the WOMEN have been very much there for me, with respect and support.