Quotes

ACADEMICIANS REMARK ABOUT DR. JENNINGS

​A Distinguished College Vice President​
“Dr. Jennings, you are greatly loved and greatly hated”
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An Associate Professor and Administrator​
“Regina, in all my years of reviewing student evaluations, I’ve never seen any so consistently high as yours”
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A University Dean
“Regina with student evaluations as excellent as these, your department should have recommended you for the Teaching Award”
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A University Professor
“Regina Jennings [contributes} to a distinguished tradition. Nubianic, sensual, tough, rough, humorous,politic,and topical. She is on the cutting edge demonstrating a solid knowledge of the artistic tradition”
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A Newspaper Publisher
The poetry of Dr. Jennings reflects the essence of African American womanhood. Strong, clear, passionate, and powerful. Dr. Jennings is a living legend whose poetry epitomizes the ability of African people to evolve and define the spiritual vestiges of the planet…”
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A University Professor
“Regina Jennings takes Marable to task on several critical points, including her wish that he would have spent more time discussing the class backgrounds of Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X, in effect, how an ex-sharecropper and an ex-prisoner were able to build one of the powerful organizations in African American history…”
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A University Professor​
“[I} was very impressed by the way you have boldly integrated the communal/collective/morphic fields
of memory and information with the African wavefronts of tradition and the genius of poetry, especially as it flows over the epochs of history and pours its alluvial currents into the delta of the new American era. Just as Washington, Jefferson and Adams were mostly unaware of how they were channeling the vision of Kemet into the actual roads and streets and buildings of the new Capitol of the nation, the Black Panther orators were probably not FULLY aware of the genius of the Nommo and Kemet in their words…”
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A University Professor
“Regina in the anthology, your contribution is getting the most attention from readers…”
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A University Professor
“Regina, the way you can open a book and make it real for students is not only entertaining and educational, it’s almost magical. The way you engage students is something I’ve never seen.”

STUDENT COMMENTS ON DR.JENNINGS TEACHING

“Dear Professor Jennings, in class today I was reading some poetry and stumbled upon some of Phillis Wheatley’s writings and I instantly thought of you! I just wanted to say thank you so much for helping me to get through your class and also finding a love for poetry and greater understanding of African American women’s culture and history…”

“First off, I would like to say that it has been a great pleasure to be in this class. I have learned a lot about the Black and White culture. There was many things that I did not know before entering this class. But by reading, analyzing, and summarizing each chapter readings from specific areas from the books that were required to read I gained understanding and knowledge.”

“This course has meant so much to me in more ways than one. I chose this course to gain an insight to my own self (I did). This course provided more than I thought it would. Usually courses that focus on the African American experience only elaborate on common Black public figure and or information. This course moved through the African American experience in a way that made slavery seem more real than just the typical “here it is, lets move on” kind of lesson. I really appreciated the material… and you Dr. Jennings.”

“I came from colorblindness; the kind of colorblindness we are seeing now more than ever. I understand how important it is that we become educated in racial inequality and power structure. If we don’t educate ourselves, then we fall for so many political agendas and rhetoric that is racist at its core. Classes like this one opened my eyes”.
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“To my surprise, this class was very validating to my lived experience. This may seem like a strange thing to say, coming from a White male who was brought up in a middle-class family, but I stand behind my statement. I openly admit my privilege, but it was incarceration that exposed me to oppression. After understanding this, it was impossible for me to deny oppressive force that I was oblivious to prior to being incarcerated…”

“Dear Dr. Jennings, You may not remember me…but I just wanted to thank you for teaching me so much from Malcolm X to Queen Nzingha and I am grateful that I got a chance to learn from such a caring person as you are. You made my university experience stimulating and life-changing…”

“Dr. Jennings is the badddest teacher I ever had”
​“Thank you for being such a compassionate educator. It’s rare rare and greatly appreciated.”

“Hi Dr. Jennings, I wanted to thank you for a wonderful semester and an intriguing class. I really enjoyed the literary works you included in this course and the way you organized the class and assignments”

​“I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate your feedback on assignments and quizzes… Thank you again!”

“Dr. Jennings you may not remember me because years have passed and I still think of all I learned in your class. You have left your legacy with me and all the students that had the pleasure of studying under you…May the Creator continue to guide your steps…”