| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | College Professor |
| Location | Tallahassee, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | is an associate professor of African American Literature at Florida State University. His research interests include black gender studies, cultural criticism, hip hop culture, and post-racial politics. His book, Breaking the Silence: Toward A Black Male Feminist Criticism (2007), considers the role of black men in black feminist politics via the lens of African American Literature and theory. Co-authored with social work scholar Martell Teasley, his forthcoming book out of Indiana University Press, Nation of Cowards: What It Means to be Black in Barack Obama's Post-Racial America, explores the disconnect between the national hype over Barack Obama's historical election to the presidency and the ever-increasing economic distress of the black community that Attorney General Eric Holder broached in his controversial "race speech" in 2008. |
| Interests | African American Literature, Black Gender Politics, Black Popular Culture, African American Critical Theory, Contemporary Politics and Cultural, and Hip Hop Studies. |
| Favorite Movies | Malcolm X |
| Favorite Music | Old School hip hop, Neo-Soul, Contemporary Country, Gospel (Old and New), Reggae, Soft Rock |
| Favorite Books | The Fire Next Time, Going to the Territory, The Known World, Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting, Intuitionist, Sula |
