Jeremiah Wright axed from honorary degree by Northwestern U.
In a highly unusual move in the academic world, Northwestern University in suburban Chicago has publicly disinvited the controversial Rev.
Jeremiah Wright from its June commencement cerem
onies, where he was to receive an honorary degree.
It's another indication of the rolling repercussions of the retiring African American pastor's inflammatory comments on America, 9/11, race relations, the AIDs epidemic and Illinois' junior senator,
Barack Obama.