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My Information
- I have over 17 years experience working in the field
of anti-racism, equity and inclusion training
- I am an internationally-recognized authority in the
field of critical race theory and Black Studies
- My work is being used in colleges and universities across
the U.S. and World (including Harvard, Princeton, Rutgers, Penn State and the Sorbonne)
- My articles have appeared and work has been cited in the
nation’s leading newspapers, journals and textbooks (including the New York Times, The Black Commentator, Issues in
Higher Education, McGraw Hill's Race & Ethnic Relations)
- My essays and writings have been cited by heads-of-state
- I am the former Director of Race Relations & Advocacy
for the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh
- I am currently the Senior Consultant of Rhymes Consulting
Services & Coordinator of Programs and Curriculum Development for Rhymes Edutainment
Research
Areas: Critical Race Theory, African & African-American Studies, U.S. History, Church History,
ethno-cultural relationships, popular culture and media, race and education, U.S. discriminatory laws and legislation
Publications:
"When Racism Is Law & Prejudice Is Policy: Discriminatory and Prejudicial Laws, Decisions and Policies in U.S. History" (Published January 2007, Author House Publishing); Caucasian Please!
America's True Double Standard For Misogyny & Racism; April 18, 2007 (The Black Agenda Report) Guest
Commentator: The Black Commentator- Turning Racism Upside Down, To See It Rightside Up (February 23,
2006), The Double Standard of Righteous Indignation (December 22, 2005), Black Like Who: A Look At
Black Identity, Black Unity & Black Studies (April 14, 2005); The Invisible Asterisk: Reflections
of What Might Have Been (January 20, 2005); Guest Commentator: The Black Commentator- Brownballed?
Desegregation Without Real Integration is an Invitation to Dysfunction (October 7, 2004); Guest Commentator: The
Black Commentator- The Continuing Miseducation of the Negro (September 2, 2004); Featured Commentator:
The Black Commentator Commemorative 100th Issue - Acting White? African-American Students and Education (July
22, 2004)
Op-eds & Other Articles: Where Are The Minority Teachers in New Bedford?;
November 20, 2001 (New Bedford Standard-Times); Victim Backs The Validity of the Racial Profiling Report; March
23, 2004 (New Bedford Standard-Times); Ruling
Changed Law, But Not People's Minds; May 3, 2004 (New
Bedford Standard-Times); Myths That Need Some Debunking; May 9, 2004 (New Bedford Standard-Times); Cosby
Inflicts Harm With Stereotypes; July 7, 2004 (New Bedford Standard-Times); Beware of Ill-Informed Protesters;
November 3, 2004 (New Bedford Standard-Times); Shopping While Black; December 17, 2005 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette);
Addle Headed Hosts; April 11, 2007 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette); Caucasian Please! America's True Double
Standard For Misogyny & Racism; April 18, 2007 (Black Ag
Works in Progress: African-American
History through Music CD & Book, the AHANA Multicultural U.S. History Book
Courses Taught: Introduction to American
Philosophy on Race and Ethnicity, Introduction to Philosophy, Slavery in the New World, Social Problems (undergraduate), Informed
Educators in the Information Age & Communities of Character, The Differentiated Classroom (graduate). I am interested
in teaching courses in Africana Studies (concentration in African American: social movements, film & music history and
slavery), Sociology (emphasis on race and ethnic relations) and Philosophy (emphasis on Critical Race Theory)
Workshops & Presentations Created and Developed: African-American History Through Music (Presentation); Comparing
& Contrasting Leadership and Training Based Inclusion Strategies (Presentation); Cross-Cultural Communication
in the Workplace (Workshop); Cultural Proficiency and Education: An Overview (Presentation); Cultural
Proficiency in Education: Culture, Identity & Development (Workshop); The Culturally-Responsive Church
(Workshop); De Facto Affirmative Action: White Privilege, Its Implications and Consequences (Workshop);
Dynamics of Intentional & Unintentional Prejudice (Presentation); Overview of Cultural Proficiency
(Workshop); Your Organization and Understanding Difference (Workshop)
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