Dr. Gregory Carr's lecture on November 6, 2008 was enticing and far from being monotonuous, for his emotions could be felt through each word he spoke. Dr. Carr enlightened his audiance about the importance of African studies, and how the major can be used in a variety of fields. Dr. Carr also disscussed Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presendtial election, refering to the celebration that followed as "Obama-mania".Dr. Carr shared with us previous African Americans who attempted to run for president or other higher political offices, and their unique campaign strategies. For instance one man, I cannot recall his name, created a Blues song as his campaign slogan. In addition, I gained knowledge about Howard University's African studies department sponsering educational trips to diffrent places of African decent.Dr. Carr stated that they are currently planning a trip to Brazil. Overall, the fact that African studies can help better a person in any occupational field, and assit in a person's self-discovery was the prominent concept in Dr. Gregory Carr's excellent lecture.
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