Black Issues

Emerging Academics in Print

Emerging Academics in PrintSoul on Soul: The Life and Music of Mary Lou WilliamsBy Dr. Tammy KernodleNortheastern University Press, April 2004, 348 pp., $30 cloth, ISBN 1-55553-606-9Pianist, composer and arranger, Mary Lou Williams (1910–1981), was one of the most significant and influential artists in the history of jazz. Yet throughout her prolific career of nearly […]

January 14, 2004

New Black Museum: Kudos and Caution

New Black Museum: Kudos and Caution As 2003 wound to a close, African Americans had a rare victory to celebrate. President George W. Bush signed the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act. For Congressman John Lewis, D-Ga., this is the culmination of a 15-year effort. The legislation had bipartisan support in both […]

January 14, 2004

Scholars of Note: Sociology

SociologyA Cutting-Edge ApproachEarl Wright IITitle: Assistant Professor, Sociology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Central FloridaEducation: Ph.D., Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; M.A., Sociology, University of Memphis; B.A., History/Black Studies, University of MemphisAge: 32Earl Wright II’s undergraduate academic career got off to a shaky start. His life had been one of football and partying. The […]

January 14, 2004

Scholar of Note: Political Science

Political ScienceExploring The Politics Of ReformDesiree PedescleauxTitle: Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Spelman CollegeEducation: Ph.D., M.A., Political Science, Yale University; B.A., Political Science, Southern University, Baton Rouge, La.Age: 42Dr. Desiree Pedescleaux always thought she would be a lawyer. In fact, everyone else did too. Then one day one […]

January 14, 2004

Scholars of Note: Musicology

MusicologyStriking the Right KeyTammy KernodleTitle: Associate Professor of Musicology, Department of Music, Miami University of Ohio, OxfordEducation: Ph.D., M.A., Music History, Ohio State University; B.A., Choral Music Education and Piano, Virginia State UniversityAge: 34 Sunlight poured through stained-glass windows and illuminated the church piano in Danville, Va., where, from the time Tammy Kernodle was a […]

January 14, 2004

Scholars of Note: Electrical Engineering

Electrical EngineeringMaking Things SmartCharles L. Isbell Jr.Title: Assistant Professor, Intelligent Systems Group, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, AtlantaEducation: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S., Computer Science, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAge: 35 In science fiction movies, the plots showcasing the potential of artificial intelligence typically invoke doomsday scenarios where […]

January 14, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Scholars of Note: Mathematics

MathematicsTaking the Tough RoadEdray Herber GoinsTitle: Taussky-Todd Instructor of Mathematics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.Education: Ph.D., Mathematics, Stanford University; B.S., Mathematics and Physics, California Institute of TechnologyAge: 31No one can accuse Dr. Edray H. Goins of taking the easy road in his academic life. As a postdoctoral teaching fellow at the pre-eminent California Institute […]

January 14, 2004

African-American

Scholars of Note: English

EnglishIlluminating The DiasporaBrent Hayes EdwardsTitle: Associate Professor of English, Department of English, Rutgers University, New BrunswickEducation: Ph.D., M.A., Department of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; B.A., Literature, Yale University Age: 35Following his college graduation, Brent Hayes Edwards left the United States for Paris — armed with a condensed library of African American and Francophone […]

January 14, 2004

Faculty & Staff

Scholars of Note: Chemical Engineering

Chemical EngineeringA Sense Of MasteryPaula Hammond CunninghamTitle: Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEducation: Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; S.B., Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAge: 40Chemistry has been nearly a lifelong love for Dr. Paula Hammond Cunningham, but it wasn’t her first love. “I was into books and reading,” […]

January 14, 2004

Scholars of Note: Law

LawMaking Critical MovesDevon CarbadoTitle: Professor of Law, University of California, Los AngelesEducation: J.D., Harvard Law School; B.A., University of California, Los AngelesAge: 38Devon Carbado has by any measure had an enviable career. He’s one of the country’s most respected critical race theorists — indeed, he helped found UCLA law school’s critical race theory concentration, the […]

January 14, 2004

Race, Poverty, and Social Justice

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