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Affiliations

  1. National Council of Black Studies (Served on the National Board from 1999-Present)
  2. Irving Louis Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, Board of Trustees, 2000-2007, Rutgers University and Transactions Publications.
  3. Association of Black Sociologists, 2002-Present.
  4. Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, 1988-Present.
  5. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, 1983-Present.

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Selected Publications

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Dr. Horne is the author of more than seventeen books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. His current research focuses on a variety of topics such as the U.S., Brazil and slavery; black labor at sea; the Communist Party in Hollywood; and Negro fascism.

Teaching

Dr. Horne’s undergraduate courses include the Civil Rights Movement and American History through Film. He also teaches graduate courses in Labor History and 20th Century African American History. Dr. Horne uses a variety of teaching techniques that enrich his classes and motivate students to participate.

 

Dr. Hutchinson, Janis

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Dr. Latting, Jean Kantambu

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Education

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Teaching

 

Education

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Teaching

Affiliations

  1. American Chemical Society, Medicinal Chemistry Division
  2. American Pharmaceutical Association
  3. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  4. American Society of Mass Spectroscopy
  5. Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
  6. Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society
  7. Texas Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
  8. The American Society of Pharmacognosy
  9. The Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society
  10. The Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy National Leadership Honor Society

 

Education

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Affiliations

  1. Member of Southwest Association Student Assistance Programs (SWASAP), board
    member 1996-97
  2. Member of Texas Association of Student Special Services Programs (TASSSP), board member and South Zone Rep. 1996-97, on-site chair 2001
  3. Director Theatre Ministry for Jones Memorial United Methodist Church
  4. Member of Black Theatre Network
  5. Member of Ensemble Theatre Co.
  6. CEO of Franklin J. Anderson Productions

Bongmba, Elias

Education

 

Teaching

Primary: African and African Diaspora Religions; African Christianity/Theology Hermeneutics and Theology; Contemporary Theology and Ethics

Secondary: 19th Century Theology and Philosophy of Religion, African Studies: Philosophy/Ethics

 

 

Crawford, Malachi D.

Assistant Director


Education

University of Missouri-Columbia, History, PhD Candidate, 2004-Present
Emphasis:  Twentieth-Century African American History,
Advisor:  Robert E. Weems, Jr.  Professor of History

University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Mo.
MA in African American History, December 2003

Thesis:  Bilalian News and the World Community of Al-Islam in the West.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Ne.
MA in Twentieth Century American History, May 2002

University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, Ne.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Black Studies, December 1999

Honors

Selected Publications

Crawford, Malachi.  “African American Intellectual History: Philosophy and Ethos.”  In Afrocentricity and Race:: Essays on Theory and Practice, ed. James L. Conyers, Jr., 129-140.  Jefferson, NC:  McFarland & Company, 2003.

Crawford, Malachi.  “Understanding Elijah Muhammad.”  In Engines of the Black Power Movement:  Essays on the Influence of Civil Rights Actions, Arts, and Islam, ed. James L. Conyers, Jr. (McFarland & Company, September 30, 2006).

Crawford, Malachi.  “Malcolm X and Human Rights: An Afrocentric Approach to Reparations.”  In Malcolm X: An Historical Reader, eds. James L. Conyers, Jr.  and Andrew P. Smallwood (Carolina Academic Press, January 2008).

Encyclopedia of African-American Literature, s.v. “Malcolm X,” by Malachi Crawford (Facts on File, August 2007).

Encyclopedia of African-American Literature, s.v. “Testifying,” by Malachi Crawford (Facts on File; August 2007).

The Frederick Douglass Encyclopedia, s.v. “Ralph Waldo Emerson,” by Malachi Crawford (Greenwood Press, Summer 2008).

The Frederick Douglass Encyclopedia, s.v. “Richard T. Greener,” by Malachi Crawford (Greenwood Press, Summer 2008).

Encyclopedia of African Religion, s.v. “Banyankore,” by Malachi D. Crawford (Sage Publications, In Progress).

Encyclopedia of African Religion, s.v. “Banyarwanda,” by Malachi D. Crawford (Sage Publications, In Progress).

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896-Present, s.v. “Insurance Companies—African American Owned,” by Malachi D. Crawford (Oxford University Press, Spring 2008).

Research Interests

20th Century African American Religious History
Oral History       Islam in America
Africana Intellectual History      20th Century Africana Literature

Teaching

Graduate Assistant, Department of History, University of Missouri-Columbia
Graded and evaluated student essays for History 1410 (African American History); lectured in the absence of professor.  August 2004-May 2005

Graduate Assistant, Dept. of History, University of Missouri-Columbia
Graded student essays for History 130 (African American History)               and History 210 (History of Missouri). August 2001-May 2002

Teaching Assistant, Dept. of History, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Graded student exams for U.S. History Since 1865. August 2000-May 2001

Affiliations

Black History Month Committee, Member, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 2002-Present

Martin L. King, Jr., Planning Committee, Member, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 2006-2007

Advisory Board, Member, National African American Student Leadership Conference, Rust College, Holly Springs, MS, 2003-2004

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Deme, Alioune

 

Easterling, Paul

Program Director

As Program Manger of African American Studies Prof. Easterling coordinates the events, lectures and programming that are offered to AAS students and the Houston community.  Another main focus for the program manager is the international thrusts of the program which are the Model African Union Conference and the Ghana Summer Study Abroad.  These programs are important for students in providing opportunities for them to expand their focus of the discipline as well as open them to new experiences through international education.

 

Education

Prof. Easterling graduated with a B.A. in Black Studies from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (2001).  Also, he earned a M.A. in Africana Studies from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany (2003).  He is currently a Ph.D. student at Rice University in Religious Studies with a concentration in African based religions. 

Honors

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Research Interests

African based religions on the continent as well as in the Diaspora; Hip Hop history and culture; Politics of the African continent; Economics of the African world.

 

Teaching

Introduction to Africana Culture; Introduction to Africana Studies; Hip Hop History and Culture; Hip Hop and Religion; Politics of the African Union

Affiliations

  1. Rice University

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Poindexter-Sylvers, Carole

 

Walker, Aswad

Arunuri, Santhosh Kumar

Arunuri

Mr. Santhosh Kumar Arunuri

Graduate Assistant
Department of African American Studies

629 Agnes Arnold Hall
Houston, TX 77204-3047
Office: (713) 743-0393
Fax: (713) 743-2818
E-mail: sarunuri@mail.uh.edu

 

Bang, Radheshyam

Radheshyam

Mr. Radheshyam K Bang

Graduate Assistant
Department of African American Studies

629 Agnes Arnold Hall
Houston, TX 77204-3047
Office: (713) 743-0393
Fax: (713) 743-2818
E-mail: rkbang2@uh.edu

 

Biney, Fedora

Quiana

Fedora Biney

African American Studies Department

636 Agnes Arnold Hall
Houston, TX 77204-3047
Office: (713) 743-2818
Fax: (713) 743-2818
E-mail: fbiney@uh.edu

 

Harris, Linda

Linda

Linda Harris

African American Studies Department

616 Agnes Arnold Hall
Houston, TX 77204-3047
Office: (713) 743-2824
Fax: (713) 743-2818
E-mail: llharris@uh.edu

Ray, Irene

Sheneka

Irene Ray

Secretary 2
African American Studies Department

629 Agnes Arnold Hall
Houston, TX 77204-3047
Office: (713) 743-2811
Fax: (713) 743-2818
E-mail: iray2@uh.edu

 

Tate, Cynthia Anteaus

Cynthia

Cynthia Anteaus Tate

African American Studies Department

659 Agnes Arnold Hall
Houston, TX 77204-3047
Office: (713) 743-4157
Fax: (713) 743-2818
E-mail: catate@uh.edu

 

 

Williams-Phillips, Angela

Angela

Williams-Phillips Angela

Financial Coordinator 2
African American Studies Department

630 Agnes Arnold Hall
Houston, TX 77204-3047
Office: (713) 743-2815
Fax: (713) 743-2818
E-mail: angiew@uh.edu

Tillotson, Michael

 

Education

Ph.D. Temple University (2008) African American Studies

M.A. State University of New York at Albany (2004) Africana Studies

B.A. Indiana University at Bloomington (1999) Liberal Studies

A.A. Indiana University at Bloomington (1997) Liberal Studies

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Dr. Tillotson’s current research agenda examines the post racial project and its influence on African American reality and behavior.  His broader research interests include the effects of hegemonic ideologies and their intersections and impact on African Americans. 

 

Teaching

Affiliations

  1. National Council of Black Studies
    ANKH Scientific Institute

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Dr. Abdallah, Ayana R.

 

Education

Ph.D, 2001, The University of Iowa. (Major: English Literature. Research: African American Literature, science fiction.)

M.A., 2000, The University of Iowa. (Major: English Literature. Research Topic: The Text as Creative Resistance in South African Women’s Culture.)

M. Ed., 1985, Temple University, (Major: English, certificate in ESL.)

B.A., 1974, Spelman College. (Major: English, Minor: Mass Communications.)

A.A., 1972, The University of New Haven. (Major: Liberal Arts.)

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