Present | Former professor, Prairie View A&M University ‐ History | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
2019 - Present | Professor of History (tenured), Prairie View A&M University | 2018 - 2019 | Associate Professor, African & African American Studies, New Jersey City University | 2017 - 2019 | Director, Hagan Africana Studies Center, New Jersey City University | 2017 - 2019 | Adjunct Instructor, Africana Studies & History Dept., Seton Hall University | 2015 - 2016 | Adjunct Instructor, African American Studies Dept., Florida State University | 2011 - 2016 | Assistant Professor (tenured), African American Studies & History Dept., Florida A&M University | 2011 - 2015 | Associate Director, Black Archives Research Center & Museum, Florida A&M University | 2011 - 2014 | Director, Office of Black Diasporan Culture, Florida A&M University | 2006 - 2011 | Visiting Assistant Professor, African American Studies & History Dept, Florida A&M University | 2005 - 2006 | Adjunct Instructor, African American Studies & History Dept, Florida A&M University | 2004 - 2006 | International Programs Manager, Florida Association for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas | 1999 - 2004 | Senior Training Manager, Florida ABOUT FACE! Youth Program | 2000 - 2002 | Adjunct INstructor, History Department, University of Texas at El Paso |
Honors and Awards
- 2019 NAACP Community Service Award, #2086-Unit, 98th Annual Freedom Fund, Jersey City, NJ
- 2019 Community Service Award, Community Awareness Series, Free Public Library, Jersey City, NJ
- 2019 The Lena Smalls President’s Award, FAMU National Alumni Association, NJ Chapter
- 2019 Impact Award, I AM King organization, Harlem, NY
- 2018 Iron Sharpening Iron Award, National Action Network, North Jersey Chapter, Jersey City, NJ
- 2018 Trailblazing Pioneers Wall of Fame, Bethune Life Center, City Council of Jersey City, NJ
- 2018 Honorary Membership Award, National Society of Leadership and Success, NJCU Chapter
- 2018 Alumni Making a Difference Award, FAMU National Alumni Association, NJ Chapter
- 2017 Yvonne Ochillo Golden Pen Award, best 2017 journal article in The Griot
- 2016 Neighbor of the Year Award, City of Tallahassee and Council of Neighborhood Associations
- 2016 C. Calvin Smith Book Prize, Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc.
- 2015 Teacher of The Year Award, Runner-up Finalist (among 545 faculty), Florida A&M University
- 2006 Outstanding Service Award, Dominican Disaster Mitigation Association, Santo Domingo, DR
Courses
- African American History–I and II
- African History, 19th & 20th Centuries
- Civil Rights Movement
- United States History–I and II
- Intro. to African American Studies
- Intro. to Professional Development
- Latin American History
- Teaching Social Studies
- Afro-Latin America
- The African Diaspora
- Readings in African American History to 1876
- Blackness & National Identity in Puerto Rico
- Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean
- Malcolm X (Omowale): Life, Impact & Legacy
- Introduction to Latin American Civilizations
- Introduction to African American History
- Modern Afro-Latin America & Caribbean
- Blacks, Mass Incarceration, and the Police
- Senior Seminar
- African American Experience
2010 | Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso ‐ History | |
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1999 | MS, Florida State University ‐ Social Science Education | |
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1997 | BS, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ‐ African American Studies | |
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Contact Information
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