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THANDEKA

THANDEKA. Also Writes As Sue Booker. American, b. 1946. Genres: Social commentary. Career: Children's Television Workshop, NYC, production assistant for Sesame Street, 1968-69; KUON-TV, Lincoln, NE, producer, director, and writer for the series The Black Frontier, 1969-70; KCET-TV, Los Angeles, CA, staff producer and writer, 1970-73; California State University, Long Beach, associate professor of journalism, 1973; KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, staff producer and writer, 1975-84; San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, assistant professor of philosophy, 1987-91; Williams College, Williamstown, MA, assistant professor of religion, 1991- 97; Union Theological Seminary, NYC, visiting scholar, 1996-98; Meadville/ Lombard Theological School, Chicago, IL, associate professor of theology and culture, 1998-. Stanford University, fellow at Stanford Humanities Center, 1990-91; lecturer at universities. Community Church of New York, affiliate minister, 1990-91. Publications: (Coeditor as Sue Booker) Cry at Birth, 1971; Learning to Be White: Money, Race, and God in America, 1998. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to journals and newspapers. Address: Meadville/Lombard Theological School, 5701 South Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]