Sweet Home...
I'm from Chicago, IL and grew up in Bronzeville; made famous among sociologists as Cayton and Drake's "Black Metropolis". I am an avid sports fan and I love my Chicago teams: the Bulls, Bears, and White Sox. I often attend sporting events, watch sports television, and/or listen to sports talk radio in my leisure time. I also occasionally rant about sports on Twitter (ok, maybe more than occasionally). My favorites are The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz and The Right Time with Bomani Jones, two of the best at combining discussions of sports with critical social analysis and a ton of humor. I also play very, very, very amateur tennis.
I attended Whitney Young Magnet High School as well as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (about 20 miles east of St. Louis). At both schools I studied music and dance, and nurtured an appreciation for the arts that continues today. As a freshman at SIUE, I was one of the founding members and choreographers of the Black Theater Workshop: an annual stage production under the artistic direction of the late Lisa Colbert Bandele. It was a project that chronicled various issues in African American history and politics and is still conducted at SIUE today. These are fond memories, and as much as my schedule will allow, I try to keep the arts incorporated in my life.
Professionally, I deeply value the mentorship, networking, and professional development that I have gained through my memberships in the American Sociological Association, the Association of Black Sociologists, Sociologists for Women in Society, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
I attended Whitney Young Magnet High School as well as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (about 20 miles east of St. Louis). At both schools I studied music and dance, and nurtured an appreciation for the arts that continues today. As a freshman at SIUE, I was one of the founding members and choreographers of the Black Theater Workshop: an annual stage production under the artistic direction of the late Lisa Colbert Bandele. It was a project that chronicled various issues in African American history and politics and is still conducted at SIUE today. These are fond memories, and as much as my schedule will allow, I try to keep the arts incorporated in my life.
Professionally, I deeply value the mentorship, networking, and professional development that I have gained through my memberships in the American Sociological Association, the Association of Black Sociologists, Sociologists for Women in Society, National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
