Dr joanne cornwell biography books
Dr joanne cornwell biography books
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An Interview with Dr. JoAnne Cornwell, Creator of Sisterlocks and Professor Emerita of Africana Studies and French at San Diego State University
Interview conducted, edited and published by Aileen Ruiz, 08/15/21
Where were you born and how do you believe it influenced your path in life?
I was born in Detroit Michigan, at a time when being a working class African-American family came with its challenges, but also strong values.
I think that my birthplace and my family context prepared me very well for going out into the world and trying my hand at whatever I decided I wanted to do. My parents were not highly educated, but they were very astute, street smart and strong, intelligent people; they passed on a capacity to look at things squarely and exercise good judgement and that took me a long way.
My father returned to school after age 40, got an accounting degree and became the first African-American accountant for the city of Detroit. He was relentless in terms of exploring his