Marne L. Campbell

Associate Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

African American History The American West 19th and 20th Century US History Gender and Women's HIstory Urban History

Joseph Jordan

Director, Sonya Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History · UNC at Chapel Hill

For more than 20 years Joseph Jordan has been an educator, researcher and program manager in the arts and in cultural heritage

African / Afro - American Studies African American Culture Black and Native American Interactions Afro-Latin Studies Racial Justice

Vanessa Díaz

Assistant Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Hollywood Celebrity Culture Cuba Latin America oral & life histories

Seretha Williams

Professor of English · Augusta University

Professor Williams is an expert in Africa and African Diaspora, Digital Humanities, and Digital Publication.

Digital Publication Africa and African Diaspora Digital Humanities

Angela Jones

Assistant Professor of Sociology · Farmingdale State College

Dr. Jones is an author, and teaches and conducts research in subjects such as African-American history, gender, and the gay community.

African American History Black Protest Gender Sexuality African American Studies

Nancy D. Campbell

Professor and Department Head, Science and Technology Studies (STS) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Focuses on the history of science, technology, and medicine as it relates to drug policy and the social significance of drugs

Harm Reduction History of Science & Medicine Opioid Overdose Opioid Crisis Legal and Illegal Drugs

Dr. Kehinde Andrews

Professor of Black Studies · Birmingham City University

Kehinde Andrews is interested in the areas of race, ethnicity and racism, black studies and how communities overcome inequality.

Scholar Activisim Ethnography Community Inequality Race and Ethnicity Black Studies

Sara Johnson

Associate Professor of Literature · UC San Diego

Sara Johnson focuses on literature, theory and history of the Hispanophone, Francophone and Anglophone Caribbean and its diasporas.

Diaspora Hemispheric Studies Caribbean Literature Francophone Literature African Diaspora

Frederick Gooding

Assistant Professor, African-American Studies · Texas Christian University

Critical race historian, focusing on contemporary mainstream media

Representations of Race Mainstream Media

Patricia Parker, Ph.D.

Department Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill

Uses organizational communication theories to explore how discourses of race, gender and class intersect with girls’ and women's leadership.

Organizational Communication Organizational Leadership Social Justice Leadership Community Engaged Scholarship Youth Activism

Buffie Longmire-Avital

Associate Professor of Psychology · Elon University

Longmire-Avital specializes in psychosocial and cultural factors contributing to health disparities impacting minority emerging adults.

Health Disparities Black Women's Physical Health Sexual Risk Behavior Applied Developmental Psychology Minority Status Stress

Stephen Duncan

Professor of Screenwriting · Loyola Marymount University

School of Film and Television

Film and Television Drama and Comedy; Screenwriting Directing and Producing

Jesmyn Ward

Professor · Tulane University

Critically acclaimed author Jesmyn Ward is a two-time National Book Award Winner and professor of creative writing.

Communication English Creative Writing Media Studies

Barbara Lang

Assistant Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Jafari Allen

Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology · Yale University

Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology at Yale University

Cuba Gender Sexuality Race Caribbean

Darnise Martin

Clinical Assistant Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

womanist theology African Diaspora Religion Religious Studies Theology and Culture African American History

Adilifu Nama

Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Astro-Blackness American Pop Culture Race Film comics

Cheryl Grills

Professor of Psychology · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Community Psychology African-Centered Psychology Reentry and Recidivism in Criminal Justice

Candace Keller

Associate Professor of African Art and Visual Culture · Michigan State University

Candace M. Keller is an expert in African art and West African photography

West African Photography African Arts

Darin L. Hammond

Entrepreneur | University Writing Professor| Web Developer | Professional Writer · ZipMinis Freelance Writing

Web Developer and Blogger at ZipMinis

Business Writing and Communication Resume Writing Professional Writing