Professor Marvel by Nkosi Ife Bandele
Dubbed “Professor Marvel,” a popular black male professor at a predominantly white women’s college stresses over the comparison made between him and the Kansas charlatan turned Wizard of Oz. His dubiousness is confirmed when he succumbs to the charms of a student, an aspiring fashion model. Meanwhile, he keeps a secret affair with an older feminist colleague. The she-it hits the fan when her estranged husband becomes jealous and challenges him to a fistfight. Certain he’ll be blamed when the man’s pacemaker explodes, Professor Marvel takes flight. His prior indiscretion catches up to him when he discovers the fashion model…
