IN MEMORIAM: Robert Farris Thompson, Renowned Professor of African American Studies |
TRIBUTE By John Santos We’ve lost a Rosetta Stone. Prolific Professor Robert Farris Thompson passed in his sleep Monday morning due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease and having been weakened by a bout with COVID-19 at the beginning of the year. He would’ve completed his 89th year on December 30. Born on Dec. 30, 1932, […]| TRIBUTE By John Santos We’ve lost a Rosetta Stone. Prolific Professor Robert Farris Thompson passed in his sleep Monday morning due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease and having been weakened by a bout with COVID-19 at the beginning of the year. He...