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Faculty
Kendrick Brown, assistant professor of psychology, teaches
courses related to the expressions and experiences of racial prejudice and
racism, the influence of skin tone bias on African Americans and
intergroup contact as a means of producing positive racial attitudes. His
publications include: “Skin Tone and Racial Identity Among African
Americans: A Theoretical and Research Framework” and “Mental Health: The
Importance of Race, Ethnicity and Culture.”
Mahmoud El-Kati, lecturer in history, specializes in African
American history since World War II and is interested in ethnicity in the
U.S. during the 20th century. He is developing a course on the
Harlem/Black Renaissance.
Duchess Harris, assistant professor of political science and
coordinator, teaches Race, Ethnicity and Politics; Critical Race Feminism
and African American Political Thought. Her research interests include
critical race theory and Black feminist activism from 1960 to the present.
Leola Johnson is an assistant professor of communication
studies. Her teaching and research interests include representations of
African Americans and women in mass media as well as hip-hop culture and
rap music.
Anthony Pinn, associate professor of religious studies, teaches
African American Religion, History of Black Religious Thought and Black
Theology. His publications include Why Lord?: Suffering and Evil in
Black Theology, Varieties of African American Religious
Experience and Making the Gospel Plain: The Writings of Bishop
Reverdy C. Ransom. He is currently researching religion in the African
diaspora.
Peter Rachleff, professor of history, is a labor historian with
expertise in international socialist movements, contemporary labor
relations, ethnicity in the U.S., and Minnesota and African American
history. He is the author of Hard-Pressed in the Heartland: The Hormel
Strike and the Future of the Labor Movement.
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