CLARENCE LUSANE, PH.D. - American University · care, economics, environmental justice, criminal justice, and cultural preservation. May 2006 to present: Consultant/Lecturer, International

CLARENCE LUSANE, PH.D.

CURRICULUM VITA

February 2014

254 Madison Street, NW Washington, DC 20011

(202) 803-2621 home, (202) 641-0791 cell, (202) 885-1674 office

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CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Tenured Full Professor of Political Science and International Relations

Political Researcher and Writer

Public Policy Consultant

Commissioner – District of Columbia Commission on African American Affairs

SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND SKILLS

Author of eight books and contributor to 19 books

Published more than 100 journal, magazine, and news articles

Professional consultant to the U.S. Department of State, Congressional Black

Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, World Council of Churches and

other U.S. government, private and non-profit organizations and agencies

Recipient of prestigious British Council Atlantic Fellowship in Public Policy

Lecturer on international affairs, global racism, electoral politics, and other issues

at over 40 colleges and universities including Yale, Harvard, Howard, Columbia,

Georgetown, University of Chicago, and University of California-Berkeley

Lectured in over 40 countries including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada,

China, Colombia, Cuba, England, France, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Japan, the

Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, South Korea, and elsewhere

Broad international, national, and local organizing experience with political

organizations and community-based Non-Governmental Organizations

International election observer in Haiti and Democratic Republic of the Congo

WORK/EMPLOYMENT

School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC.

May 1997 to June 2004: Assistant Professor

June 2004 to May 2012: Associate Professor

May 2012 to present: Full Professor

January 2011 to June 2013: Program Director, Comparative and

Regional Studies program

Teach courses in International Relations specializing in global race relations, anti-

discrimination policies, international and regional human rights, jazz and

international relations, human security, and international drug politics. Former

Program Director for Comparative and Regional Studies program involving

management and administration of 30 faculty and 5 staff for Master’s Program in

comparative studies.

mailto:[email protected]

Dr. Clarence Lusane - Vita

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July 2009 to December 2011: Consultant, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S.

State Department, Washington, DC.

Co-Chair of the U.S. Civil Society Committee of the U.S-Brazil Joint Action Plan

for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Responsible for facilitating the building of collaborative relations and projects

between Brazilian and U.S. civil society and both governments related to

addressing the problems of racial discrimination in the areas of education, health

care, economics, environmental justice, criminal justice, and cultural preservation.

May 2006 to present: Consultant/Lecturer, International Visitor’s Program, U.S.

State Department, Washington, DC.

Present lectures on U.S. federalism to international guests from the State

Department’s International Visitor’s Program.

May 2008 to July 2008: Visiting Professor, Sookmyung Women’s University,

Seoul, South Korea.

Taught course titled “Comparative and International Race Relations,” in the

International Summer School Program.

July 2002 – August 2003: Assistant Director/Director of Social Policy and

Analysis – The 1990 Trust, London, England.

Responsible for management of the 1990 Trust, a human rights NGO, and

development of the research division of the organization, as well as conducting a

national educational campaign training local communities about their legal rights

under European and UK anti-discrimination laws. Trained and consulted with

other NGOs in all European Union member nations.

August 2001 – July 2002: British Council Atlantic Fellow – Office of Mayor

Ken Livingston, London, England.

Fellowship placement in the mayor’s office to conduct research on the impact of

regional anti-discrimination and anti-racist legislation on public policy and the

anti-racist movement in the UK.

September 1996 to December 1996: Visiting Professor – Institute for Research

in African American Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Taught political science course, “African Americans in U.S. Politics.”

December 1995 to May 1997: Adjunct Assistant Professor – Du Bois Bunche

Center for Public Policy, Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY.

Responsible for research and development of reports related to current public

policy debates that were distributed to New York state legislators and other

elected officials.

October 1995 to July 1997: Graduate Assistant – Center for Drug Abuse

Research, Howard University, Washington, DC.


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Responsible for planning and implementing an on-line publication on the Internet,

and research and administrative duties.

August 1990 to February 1995: Special Assistant to the Director – Democratic

Study Group, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

Responsible for producing, editing, and research of special reports and legislative

analysis for Democratic Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

December 1988 to August 1990: Office Manager – Office of Congressman

Walter E. Fauntroy, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

Responsible for all aspects of congressional office management, and legislative

duties including the issues of drugs, civil rights, Haiti, and African affairs.

June 1986 to December 1988: Computer Manager – Physicians for Social

Responsibility, Washington, DC.

Managed computer department staff of four and controlled operations for a

200,000 name database.

May 1985 to June 1986: Literacy Instructor – San Francisco Renaissance, San

Francisco, CA.

Responsible for literacy instruction and job training for low-income residents in

the San Francisco Bay area.

January 1985 to December 1985: Computer Software Analyst – Lawrence Hall

of Science, University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

Responsible for producing training book that evaluated mathematics software for

the California public school system.

November 1982 to December 1984: Staff Assistant – Covert Action Information

Bulletin magazine, Washington, DC.

Responsible for office management, editing, and writing articles for magazine.

January 1980 – September 1982: Community Organizer – Southeast Vicariate

Cluster, Washington, DC.

Responsible for organizing in the Southeast area of Washington, DC around

community issues such as housing, crime, jobs, and political representation.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Political Science – Howard University, Washington, DC – 1997

Dissertation title: “The Interaction and Collaboration Between Black

Interest Groups and Black Congressmembers in the 103rd

Congress: A

Study in Race-Conscious Policy Intervention”

M.A. Political Science – Howard University, Washington, DC – 1994

B.A. Communications – Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. - 1976


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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, INTERESTS, AND MAJOR AREAS OF STUDY

Final graduate school GPA: 4.0

Research and Teaching Focus:

Black Political Theory Political Behavior

International Politics Comparative Politics

American Government Drug Policy

Social Movements Global Race Relations

Human Rights Jazz and International Relations

TEACHING AND UNIVERSITY LECTURE EXPERIENCE

Courses in International Race Relations, American University, 1997 to present

“Race and Ethnicity in the Americas”

“Race and Ethnicity in Europe”

“Comparative and International Race Relations”

“Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Identity”

Other courses taught, American University, 1997 to present

“Jazz and International Relations”

“International Drug Politics”

“Cross-Cultural Communications”

“World Politics”

“Americas in Comparative Perspectives”

Selected Courses Taught or Lectured at Other Universities

“Jazz, the Cold War, and U.S.-Soviet Conflict,” New Economic School,

Moscow, Russia, 2013

“Culture, Economics, and Contemporary Politics in Cuba,” University of

Havana,” Havana, Cuba, 2012

“Comparative and International Race Relations,” Sookmyung Women’s

University, Seoul, South Korea, 2008

“Global Race Relations,” Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, 2000

“Race and US Politics,” University of Paris, France, 2000

“African Americans in U.S. Politics,” Columbia University, 1996

International Research and Study Travel with Students

Rwanda: Study of the Rwandan genocide and post-genocide reconciliation

and development, 2013

Cuba: Study of tourism, politics, foreign relations, culture, and environment,

2012

Brazil: Study of race relations in Bahia, Brazil, 2008

Mexico: Study of Mexican trade union movement, 2007

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED

President’s Summer Travel Grant 2013-2014. Grant to study race and identity

issues in Russia.


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Faculty Research Grant 2009-2010. Grant to study collaborative efforts to

address racial discrimination in the US and Brazil society.

Faculty Research Grant Summer 2006. Grant to study politics and role of jazz

in Brazil society.

American Consortium on EU Studies Research Seed Grants recipient.

Research grant to conduct research on the impact of the draft European Union

Constitution on Europe’s minorities. For AY2004-2005.

British Council “Atlantic Fellowship in Public Policy.” Fellowship to spend

AY2001-2002 based in London, England conducting research on the impact

of regional anti-racist legislation on the UK.

American University Junior Faculty Research Grant, AY2000-2001. Grant to

conduct research on the United Nations anti-racism program and legal

instruments. The grant resulted in several publications.

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS:

In progress:

An Economic Lynching: African Americans and the Great Recession, in

preparation. Projected completion, June 2014. Contracted with City Lights

Books.

Dreams and Drones: King, Obama, and the Politics of the Nobel Peace Prize, in

preparation. Projected completion, Fall 2014.

Published:

The Black History of the White House, City Lights Books, December, 2010.

Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice: Foreign Policy, Race, and the New

American Century, Praeger Books, Spring 2006.

Hitler’s Black Victims: The Historic Experiences of Afro-Germans, Africans, Afro

Europeans, and African Americans During the Nazi Era, Routledge

Books, 2002.

Race in the Global Era: African Americans at the Millennium, South End Press,

1997.

No Easy Victories: Black Americans and the Vote, Franklin-Watts Publishers,

1996.

African American at the Crossroads: The Restructuring of Black Leadership,

South End Press, 1994.

The Struggle for Equal Education, Franklin-Watts Publishers, 1992.

Pipe Dream Blues: Racism and the War on Drugs, South End Press, 1991.

CHAPTERS/FORWARDS/INTRODUCTION IN BOOKS:

“Forward,” in Laura Gottesdiener, A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and the

Fight for a Place to Call Home (Brooklyn: Zuccotti Park Press, 2013).

“Pan Africanism Revisited: a U.S. and a German Perspective,” in People of

African Descent in Europe and Black Europeans, European Network

Against Racism (forthcoming).

“Multicultural Hegemony: Globalization and the Obama Doctrine,” in The


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Obama Phenomena: Toward a Multiracial Democracy, Charles P. Henry,

Robert Allen, and Robert Chrisman, eds., University of Illinois Press,

2011.

“Obama’s Victory and the Myth of Post-Raciality,” in Changing the Race: Racial

Politics and the Election of Barack Obama, Linda Burnham, ed., Applied

Research Center, 2009.

“Fightback: The Movement Against Racial Profiling in Europe,” in New Social

Movements in the African Diaspora: Challenging Global Apartheid, Leith

Mullings, ed., Palgrave, 2009.

“Regionalism Against Racism: The TransEurope Struggle for Racial Equality,” in

Transnational Blackness: Navigating the Global Color Line, Manning

Marable, ed., Palgrave, 2008.

“Rap, Race and Politics,” in That’s the Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader,

Murray Forman and Mark Anthony Neal, eds., Routledge, 2004.

“Nazi Sterilization of Afro-Germans,” in ‘Mixed Race’ Studies: A Reader, Jayne

O. Ifekwunigwe, Routledge Publishers, 2004.

“A Prospective Look at Agenda-Setting: An Interview with Clarence Lusane,” in

Stand & Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership, and Hip Hop Culture,

Yvonne Bynoe, 2004.

“We Are The World: Race and the International War on Drugs,” in Foreign

Policy and the Black (Inter)National Interest, Charles Henry, ed., 2001.

“State of Black Europe,” in State of Black America, 1999, National Urban

League, 2000.

“Paranoid, Criminal, and Reactionary: The Nixon That Black Folks Knew,” in

Civil Rights Since 1787, Jonathan Birnbaum and Clarence Taylor, eds.,

1999.

“Invisible Nation: Millions on Society’s Margin are Overlooked in the Census

Head Count,” in Civil Rights Since 1787, Jonathan Birnbaum and Clarence

Taylor, eds., 1999.

“To Fight for the People: The Significance of the Black Panther Party for Black

Politics in the 1990s,” in The Black Panther Party Reconsidered, Charles

Jones, ed., 1998.

“Hands Across the Black Atlantic: Comparisons of Black American and British

Black Electoral Politics,” in Race & Politics, James Jennings, ed., 1997.

“Forward,” in Beyond Identity Politics: Emerging Social Justice Movements in

Communities of Color, John Anner, ed., 1996.

“A Bridge in Need of Repair: The State and Future of Black-Latino Relations in

Washington, DC,” in Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in Urban America:

Status and Prospects for Politics and Activism, James Jennings, ed., 1994.

“Rap, Race, and Politics,” in Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology, Margaret

Anderson and Patricia Hill Collins, eds., 1995.

“Racism and the War on Drugs,” in On Prejudice: A Global Perspective, Daniela

Gioseffi, ed., 1993.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES “The Permanently Disadvantaged: Human Security and African Americans in the


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Age of Globalization,” in preparation with Randolph Persaud.

“Governing From the Outside the Norm: Lula, Obama, and the New Politics of

Race in Brazil and the United States,” in preparation.

“What Color is Hegemony?: Powell, Rice, and the New Global Strategists,” New

Political Science, Vol. 27, No. 1, March 2005.

“Black No More: Race and the 2000 Census,” National Political Science Review,

Vol. 8, Fall 2002.

“Researching Race in Cuba,” Journal of Global Affairs: Cuban Transition at the

Millennium, Fall 2000.

“Living in the Hyphen: Race and Identity in Transition in the United States,” Sage

Abstracts Journal, Spring 1999.

“Persistent Disparities: Globalization and the Economic Status of African

Americans,” Howard University Law Journal, Vol. 42, No. 3, 1999.

“In Perpetual Motion: The Continuing Significance of Race in America’s Drug

Crisis,” University of Chicago Law Review, January 1994.

NON-REFEREED ACADEMIC JOURNAL ARTICLES

“Human Insecurity in Washington, D.C.,” (with Randolph Persaud and Thathiah

Ravi) in Kinhide Mushakoji and Mustapha Kamal Pasha, Human (In)

Security in the Networks of Global Cities: The Final Report, Center for

Human Security Studies, Chubu University, Japan, 2008.

“Fightback: The Movement Against Racial Profiling in Europe,” Souls, October-

December, 2008.

“‘We Must Lead the World’: The Obama Doctrine and the Re-Branding of U.S.

Hegemony,” The Black Scholar,” Spring 2008.

“Policing Race and Terrorism in the UK: Closing the Racial Justice Gap,” Souls,

Fall 2006.

“Changing (Dis)course: Mainstreaming Human Rights in the Struggle Against

U.S. Racism,” The Black Scholar, Fall 2004.

“Regionalism Against Racism: The TransEurope Struggle For Racial Equality”

Souls, Summer 2004.

“Moving Past Durban: Black Americans and the UN Racism Conference,”

Peoples for Human Rights Journal, Winter 2001.

“The New Economy, Globalisation and the Impact on African Americans,” Race

& Class, July 2000, (with Randolph B. Persaud).

“Assessing the Disconnect Between Black and White Television Audiences: The

Race, Class, and Gender Politics of Married . . . With Children,” Journal

of Popular Film and Television, Spring 1999.

“From Black Cuban to Afro-Cuban: Researching Race in Cuba,” Souls, Vo1. 1,

No. 2, Spring 1999.

“Unity and Struggle: The Political Behavior of the African American Members

of Congress,” The Black Scholar, January 1994.

“Paranoid, Criminal, and Reactionary: The Nixon That Black Folks Knew,”

Radical History Review, Fall, 1994.

“Rhapsodic Aspirations: Rap, Race, and Power Politics,” The Black Scholar, Fall

1993.


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“Rap, Race, and Politics,” Race & Class, Spring 1993.

“A Historic Moment: Black Voters and the 1992 Election,” Trotter Institute

Review, Fall 1992.

“The Changing Structure of Black Leadership,” Z Papers, July-September 1992.

“Black Political Power in the 1990s,” The Black Scholar, January-February 1989.

MONOGRAPHS:

Black Voluntary and Community Sector Funding: Its Impact on Civic

Engagement and Capacity Building (with Karen Chouhan), a report

published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, UK, 2004.

A Vision of Equality: Statement on Proposed Single Equalities Act and Single

Equalities Body, Policy Paper No. 1, The 1990 Trust, London, England,

2003.

Fuel on the Fire: Human Rights, Racism and the White Paper on Crime, Policy

Paper No. 2, The 1990 Trust, London, England, 2003.

Instruments and Players: The Significance of Regional Anti-Racism Legislation

on the Anti-Racist Movement in the United Kingdom, the British Council,

London, England, 2002.

New Beginnings and a Cautious Celebration: African Americans and the 1992

Elections, Boston, William Monroe Trotter Institute, 1994.

POLICY RESEARCH STUDIES AND SURVEYS

Non-Governmental Organizations Submission to the United Nations Committee

for the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (with Lydia

Brathwaite, Karen Chouhan, and Sunita Patel), The 1990 Trust, June 2003.

GLA Race Equality Scheme (with Karen Chouhan and Barbara Cohen), Greater

London Authority, Mayor’s Office, London, England, 2003.

The 104th

Congress: Pass or Fail? (with Jocelyn Sargent), report prepared for the

Congressional Black Caucus, U.S. Congress, 1996.

Survey of the Million Man March, survey of over 1,000 participants at the October

16, 1995 “Million Man March” jointly produced by the Howard

University Political Science Department and the Wellington Group.

BOOK REVIEW

Review of Hitler’s African Victims: The German Army Massacres of Black

French Soldiers in 1940 by Raffael Scheck in Journal of Genocide

Research, June 2007.

EDITOR

Black Political Agenda, newsletter, 1992-2000.

Alliance Report, newsletter of the National Alliance of Third World Journalists,

1987-1990.

Rainbow Organizer, newsletter of the National Rainbow Coalition, 1988.


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MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES “It is Time for Reid to Move on Filibuster Reform,” The Progressive, November

5, 2013.

“Navy Yard Horrible Irony,” The Progressive, September 17, 2013.

“Social insecurity and the Obama administration,” The Progressive, May 20,

2013.

“The Rise and Hard Fall of Jesse Jackson Jr.,” The Progressive, February 20,

2013.

“Republicans in Congress Lack Diversity,” The Progressive, January 14, 2013

“The Rise and Hard Fall of Jesse Jackson, Jr.,” The Progressive, February 20,

2013.

“Conyers, Rangel and the potential end of an era,” The Progressive, May 16,

2012.

“Why Herman Cain Will Not Become President,” The Progressive, June 29,

2011.

“Nelson Mandela's Journey,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Huffington Post,

February 14, 2010.

“Copenhagen agreement unfair to poor nations,” The Progressive, December 23,

2009

“Obama’s inauguration represents historic leaps,” The Progressive,

January 21, 2009.

“Obama Goes Global,” Gainesville Sun, July 30, 2008.

“The Ugly Desperation of Hillary Clinton’s Campaign,” The Progressive, May

27, 2008.

“Bush Winning War on Congress,” The Progressive, April 10, 2008.

“Obama's Youth Appeal Confronts Old Civil-Rights Leaders, Democratic

Bigwigs,” News & Observer (North Carolina), Feb 12, 2008

“Democrats,” The Progressive, February 7, 2008.

“Powell finally, though slowly, speaking out,” Herald News (Passaic County, NJ),

August 16, 2007.

“The Elders Step Forward,” The Progressive, July 24, 2007.

“Even Barack Obama’s Base Has Its Questions,” The Augusta Chronicle

(Georgia), February 15, 2007.

“Obama run would speak to issue of race,” The Progressive, November 28, 2006.

“Mid-term election shows race not yet an issue of the past,” The Progressive,

November 14, 2006.

“GOP plays on race fears in Tennessee Senate race,” Contra Costa Times,

November 05, 2006.

“Tennessee senate ad conjures racial fears,” The Progressive, October 31, 2006.

“Out of balance with the Constitution,” The Progressive, October 3, 2006.

“U.S. must do more to help people of Darfur,:” The Progressive, May 3, 2006.

“Don't Leave So Many Children Behind,” Baltimore Sun, March 3, 2006.

“Why Americans Should Be Concerned about Human Rights Reform,” Columbia

Daily Tribune, op-ed, March 2006.

“Fix education by fixing No Child Left Behind,” The Progressive, February 28,

2006.

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“As trouble mounts, it's hard to ignore the ‘I’ word,” The Progressive, February 7,

2006.

“Fires May Cool, But France Still Burns,” Birmingham News, November 20,

2005.

“Will France Wake Up To Its Problems?,” Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, OH),

November 17, 2005.

“Fires May Cool, But France Still Burns,” Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, November

17, 2005.

“From Sept. 11 to Aug. 27, Disasters Continue to Mount,” Stamford Advocate

(Conn.), September 11, 2005.

“From Sept. 11 to Aug. 27, Disasters Continue to Mount,” Greenwich Times


“From Sept. 11 to Aug. 27, Disasters Mount,” Valley News Dispatch (Tarentum,

PA), September 9, 2005.

“Steps to Stem Terrorism,” Miami Herald, July 23, 2005.

“We Need to Understand the London Attacks,” Durham Herald-Sun, July 21,

2005.

“African Debt Relief is Justice, Not Charity,” Sunday Tribune-Review

(Greensburg, PA), July 19, 2005.

“London Attacks Need to Be Better Understood,” Stamford Advocate (Conn.),

July 18, 2005.

“Bush’s and Blair’s War on Terrorism Has Brought Only More War, More

Terrorism,” Savannah Morning News, July 16, 2005.

“Debt Relief to Poor Nations is Justice, Not Charity,” Buffalo News (New York),

June 22, 2005.

“Debt Relief to Africa is Justice,” Athens Daily News (Georgia), June 20, 2005.

“Debt Cancellation Plan is Justice, Not Charity,” Watertown Daily Times, June

19, 2005.

“African Debt Relief is Justice, Not Charity,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June

19, 2005.

“African Debt Relief: Simple Justice,” Huntsville Times (Alabama), June 18,

2005.

“Mandela’s Goal of An Ideal Society Continues,” Monterey County Herald

(Monterey, CA), February 13, 2005.

“15 Years After Release, Mandela Fights On,” Baltimore Sun, February 11, 2005.

“With Rice, Expect Changes at State Department,” August Chronicle (Georgia),

November 26, 2004.

“Expect Changes at the State Department,” Durham Herald-Sun, November 25,

2004.

“Diversity at Republican Convention was Window Dressing,” Greenwich Times


“Republicans’ Superficial Definition of Diversity,” Kansas City Star, September

7, 2004.

“Diversity was Window Dressing,” Miami Herald, September 5, 2004.

“Secretary of State Wobbles Again,” Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, May 3,

2004.


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“GOP Consultant Aids Sharpton Campaign,” News Times (Danbury, CT),

February 3, 2004.

“US Affirmative Action Decision Victory,” Black to Black (London), Fall 2003.

“Will Former Republican Guards Be Allowed to Vote?: Democracy in the US

and Iraq,” Black to Black (London), Fall 2003.

“Race, Sex and the Labour Party: The Case for a Race Discrimination (Election

Candidates) Act,” Black to Black (London), Fall 2003.

“Iraq and the Road to Perdition,” Black to Black (London), Spring 2003.

“Entitlement to What?,” Black to Black (London), Spring 2003.

“Reparations,” Black to Black (London), Fall 2002.

“European Policy: Weapons in the Struggle Against Racism,” The Public Eye

(London), Issue 19, April 2002.

“Attacks on First Amendment the real lethal weapon,” various newspapers via the

Progressive Magazine Black Voices Network, January 2, 2002.

“Racism Takes World Stage: The UN Gathering in Durban, South Africa Had

Mixed Results,” The Crisis, November/December 2001.

“Black lawmakers should stand firm as voices of dissent,” The Baltimore Sun,

October 8, 2001, 15A.

“Congressional Black Caucus needs to stand firm on principle,” various

newspapers via the Progressive Magazine Black Voices Network,

September 25, 2001

“Battle is on for the Democratic National Committee,” various newspapers via

the Progressive Magazine Black Voices Network, January 30, 2001.

“Liberal senators ditch the Congressional Black Caucus,” various newspapers via

the Progressive Magazine Black Voices Network, January 16, 2001

“Decline in funding for civil-rights agencies is cause for concern,” various

newspapers via the Progressive Magazine Black Voices Network, October

24, 2000.

“African people facing terrible obstacles,” various newspapers via the Progressive

Magazine Black Voices Network, July 6, 2000.

“US Arms Both Sides in Congo,” San Jose Mercury News, February 20, 2000.

“United States Arms Perpetuate African War,” St Paul Pioneer Press, February

16, 2000.

“Guns, War, and Africa,” Providence Sunday Journal, February 13, 2000.

“Integrity and honor defined Nyerere,” various newspapers via the Progressive

Magazine Black Voices Network, October 19, 1999.

“Race in Contemporary Europe,” Prague Post News, September 15, 1999.

“Reports of NAACP’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated,” Miami Herald,

February 15, 1999.

“Black Caucus: New Leader, Tough Job,” Miami Herald, December 3, 1998.

“Not a Word of Criticism of Clinton,” Poverty and Race, November/December

1998.

“Invisible Nation: Millions on Society’s Margin are Overlooked in the Census

Head Count,” Chicago Tribune, September 3, 1998.

“Black Leaders Fiddle as AIDS Crisis Burns,” Hartford Courant, July 16, 1998.

“Right Turn on Clean Needles,” Wichita Eagle, May 4, 1998.


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“Clinton Dooms Those at Risk of HIV,” Dispatch (Moline, FL), May 3, 1998.

“Injecting Politics Into Policy,” Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), May 1, 1998.

“Clinton Dooms Many at Risk of HIV,” Miami Herald, May 1, 1998.

“Needle Exchange Can Save Lives,” Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL), April 30,

1998.

“Citizen Diplomat,” The Progressive, April 1998.

“Six Precepts on Race in Pre-Millennium America,” Poverty & Race,

January/February 1998.

“Can NAACP Advance With Bond?,” The Montgomery Advisor, April 19, 1998.

“Different Ways of Treating Multiple Births,” Baltimore Sun, December 8, 1997.

“What About the Thompsons?,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 8, 1997.

“Black Marchers are Mobilizing,” Providence Sunday Journal, November 9,

1997.

“Racial Alliances, Not Divisions, Must Prevail,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, July

25, 1997.

“Two Views: Racial and Ethnic Relations in America; Differences Should Foster

Common Goals,” Wisconsin State Journal, July 25, 1997.

“Race Relations Board is Falling Apart,” Miami Herald, July 24, 1997.

“Barry’s Conversion Was Purely Political; Washington’s Mayor Sold Out,” News

& Record (Greensboro, NC), May 2, 1997.

“Reopen King Murder Case,” Cincinnati Enquirer, March 16, 1997.

“Reopen the MKL Assassination Case,” Miami Herald, March 14, 1997.

“Now the Black Caucus Has a Voice,” News and Observer (Raleigh, NC),

December 19, 1996.

“Maxine Waters – Rant On,” Miami Herald, December 18, 1996.

“A Radical Approach to the Continuing Drug Crisis,” Third Force,

January/February 1995.

“The NAACP and the Challenge of Black Leadership,” Independent Political

Action Bulletin, Fall 1994.

“A Fatal Attraction: The Firing of Ben Chavis,” Crossroads Magazine, October

1994.

“Congratulations, It’s a Crime Bill,” Covert Action Quarterly, Fall 1994.

“Black Agenda 2000,” Crossroads Magazine, February 1994.

“The CBC’s Black Nationalist Impulses,” Z Magazine, November 1993.

“The 1993 March on Washington,” Z Magazine, September 1993.

“Seeing Red: The Case of Johnnetta Cole,” Lies of Our Times, February 1993.

“A Safe Harbor for Haiti,” (ghostwritten for Haitian President Jean-Bertrand

Aristide), Washington Post, January 10, 1993.

“Always Business, Never Personal,” One, December 1992.

“The Black Vote for Clinton,” Z Magazine, December 1992.

“Rap, Race and Rebellion,” Z Magazine, September 1992.

“Bloods/Crips Proposal to Save LA,” Crossroads, June 1992.

“Racism in the Drug War,” The Drug Policy Letter, February 1992.

“Racism and the War on Drugs,” Washington Peace Letter, January 1992.

“Death Penalty – Not for DC,” Washington Post, August 29, 1991.


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ON-LINE ARTICLES

“Slavery and the Presidents: Where Is the Public Acknowledgement?,” Huffington

Post, February 23, 2012.

“Black Infighting Over the Obama Presidency – Getting Beyond It,” (with Shirin

Sadeghi) Huffington Post, June 6, 2011.

“Obama, Blacks and Latinos,” Huffington Post, April 28, 2011.

“Zimbabwe May Emulate Tunisia, Egypt, Libya..., Huffington Post, March 9,

2011.

“Reject the Confederacy, Celebrate Reconstruction,” Huffington Post, February 1,

2011.

“The President's House Exhibit: Slavery, Jim Crow and the White House,”

Counterpunch, December 17 - 19, 2010.

“Black History of the President's House,” Huffington Post, December 16, 2010.

“Sold Brothers: The Bizzaro World of Williams and Thomas,” Huffington Post,

October 26, 2010.

“From the White House to Obama's House,” Huffington Post, October 17, 2010.

“Racism, Shirley Sherrod and the Obama White House,” Huffington Post, August

2, 2010.

“Clinton adds Muslim angle to Southern Strategy,” On-line Atlanta, March 23,

2008.

PUBLIC INTERVIEWS

“Interview and Conversation with Dr. Barbara Ransby,” public interview

discussing her book, Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs.

Paul Robeson, Busboys & Poets, March 12, 2013.

“Interview and Conversation with Shirley Sherrod,” public interview discussing

her book, The Courage to Hope: How I Stood Up to the Politics of Fear,

Busboys and Poets, Washington, DC, September 20, 2012.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

2014

“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, AFSCME, Washington, DC,

February 11, 2014.

“Mandela, Music and the Struggle Against Apartheid, presentation, Howard

University, Washington, DC, February 11, 2014.

“Little Hope – Little Change: African Americans and Their Discontent in the Age

of Obama,” lecture, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa

Barbara, CA, February 4, 2014.

“U.S. Federalism Briefing,” presentation, U.S. State Department, Washington,

DC, January 27, 2014.

2013

“Diversity Conversation - A Civil Rights Overview,” Washington College of

Law, American University, Washington, DC, October 14, 2013.

“Jazz, International Relations, and the Cold War,” lecture, New Economic School,

Moscow, Russia, September 25, 2013.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clarence-lusane/black-history-of-the-pres_b_797832.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clarence-lusane/sold-brothers-the-bizzaro_b_774061.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clarence-lusane/from-the-white-house-to-o_b_765773.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clarence-lusane/racism-shirley-sherrod-an_b_667618.html


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“The Black History of the White House,” lecture, the American Center, Moscow,

Russia, September 23, 2013.


DC, August 20, 2013.


DC, July 8, 2013.


DC, June 10, 2013.


DC, May 13, 2013.

“Wither the Pivot?: China and the Evolving Obama Doctrine,” presentation, Jilin

University, Changchun, China, April 27, 2013.


DC, April 8, 2013.


DC, March 5, 2013.

“The Black History of the White House,” keynote lecture, University of Maryland

- Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, March 27, 2013.


DC, March 11, 2013.


DC, March 5, 2013.

“The Arc of Justice From King to Obama,” keynote speaker, Black History

Month program, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC,

February 27, 2013.

“The Black History of the White House,” keynote speaker, Black History Month

program, Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC, February 26, 2013.

“The Challenges and Possibilities of Cross-National, Multi-sector, Anti-Racist

Collaboration: A Case Study of the JAPER (U.S.-Brazil Joint action Plan

to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality),”

paper presentation, “Refashioning Blackness,” conference, University of

Texas – Austin, Austin, TX, February 22, 2013.

“The Black History of the White House,” keynote speaker, Black History Month

program, Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC, February

19, 2013.

“The Arc of Justice From King to Obama,” presentation, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Holiday event, American University, Washington, DC, January 19, 2013.

“The Arc of Justice From King to Obama,” keynote presentation, Windows on the

World Annual Symposium, Eastern University, St. Davids, PA, January

18, 2013.

2012


DC, November 26, 2012.

“The Obama Effect: Does it Exist?,” panel presentation, Third Annual Ronal


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Walters Memorial Symposium on Racial Justice and International

Relations, American University, November 13, 2012.

“U.S. Federalism Briefing,” presentation, International Education Academy

Washington, DC, October 23, 2012.

“Literature Reviews and You,” Washington Institute for Public Affairs Research,

American University, October 19, 2012.

“Africa Rising,” panel moderator, Congressional Black Caucus Annual

Legislative Conference, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC,

September 21, 2012.


Washington, DC, August 14, 2012.

“Social Change and the Black Diaspora,” presentation, TransAfrica, Washington,

DC, July 31, 2012.


Washington, DC, August 14, 2012.

“The Black History of the White House,” presentation, Bethesda Chevy Chase

Rotary Club, Bethesda, MD, June 19, 2012.

“U.S. Federalism Briefing,” presentation, Mississippi Consortium, Washington,

DC, June 18, 2012.


Washington, DC, June 11, 2012.



“A Changing and Changed Europe,” presentation, Humanity in Action Workshop,

Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC, May 29, 2012.


Washington, DC, April 30, 2012.

“Race and Cuba in Transition,” presentation, Manning Marable Memorial

Conference, Columbia University, New York, NY, April 27, 2012.

“Trayvon Martin and America’s Racial Angst,” presentation, forum on Trayvon

Martin, American University, Washington, DC, March 27, 2012.

“The Black History of the White House,” lecture, Syracuse University, Syracuse,

NY, March 22, 2012.


Washington, DC, March 20, 2012.

“U.S. Federalism Briefing,” presentation, Mississippi Consortium, Washington,

DC, March 6, 2012.



“Global Jazz Culture and Justice,” presentation, Peter Yarrow Concert and Forum,

American University, Washington, DC, February 29, 2012.

“DC Black History and the White House,” White House Mentor’s Program, The

White House, Washington, DC, February 29, 2012.

“The Black History of the White House,” presentation, Framing the Future,

Trenton, NJ, February 25, 2012.

“The Black History of the White House,” presentation, Miller Center, University


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of Virginia, February 17, 2012.

“The Black History of the White House,” lecture, Museum of History and Art,

Ontario, CA, February 10, 2012.

“U.S. Federalism Briefing,” presentation, International Education Academy,

Washington, DC, February 6, 2012.

“The Black History of the White House,” Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown,

PA, January 18, 2012.

2011

“U.S. Federalism Briefing,” presentation, Meridian International Center,

Meridian, Washington, DC, November 14, 2011.

“Addressing Controversy in Presidential Campaigns: Candidate Obama and the

Jeremiah Wright Crisis, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic,” Campaign &

Elections conference, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, November 12,

2011.

“Race and Brazil,” Brazil Exposition, American University, Washington, DC,

November 5, 2011.

“The New Caribbean,” Rethinking Caribbean Integration: Caricom and Beyond

symposium, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC,

November 2, 2011

“Now is the Time,” keynote lecture, NAACP Shepardsville Branch Annual

Dinner, Shepardsville, WV, October 15, 2011

“The Black History of the White House,” lecture, American Friends Service

Committee, Silver Spring, MD, October 11, 2011.

“International Race Relations and Public Policy,” presentation, Race and Public

Policy Conference: Issues and Solutions, George Mason University School

of Public, Arlington, VA, October 10, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” presentation, Congressional Black

Caucus Foundation book pavilion, DC Convention Center, Washington,

DC, September 23, 2011.

“Race Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy,” presentation, TransAfrica Forum

Congressional Black Caucus symposium, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC,

September 20, 2011.

“US Civil Society Engagement with Brazil’s Black Civil Society,” presentation,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brasilia, Brazil, September 1, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” lecture, Library of Congress,

Washington, DC, July 28, 2011.

“History of the Struggle Against Racism in Brazil,” lecture, Ralph Bunche

International Affairs Center, Howard University, July 26, 2011.


Meridian, Washington, DC, June 20, 2011.

“US and Cuban Approaches to Racism,” presentation, Seminar “Cuba Y Los

Pueblos Afrodescendientes en America,” Havana, Cuba, June 14, 2011.



“Race and US Foreign Policy,” presentation, Chinese Institutes of Contemporary

International Relations, Beijing, China, May 30, 2011.


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“U.S. Federalism Briefing,” State Department/Meridian International Center,

Meridian, Washington, DC, May 9, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House and DC,” presentation, Georgetown

University, Washington, DC, April 20, 2011.

“The Importance of Multicultural Competence in Higher Education,” Higher

Education Diversity Conference, Metropolitan State College of Denver,

Denver, CO, April 4, 2011.

“The US-Brazil Joint Action Plan for the Elimination of Racism,” presentation,

Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 24, 2011.


Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, March 23, 2011.


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 21, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” lecture, Treasury Department,


“The Black History of the White House,” lecture, The White House,


“The Black History of the White House,” lecture, American University,


“The Black History of the White House,” lecture, University of the District

of Colombia, Washington, DC, February 23, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, Politics and Prose,


“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, Everlasting Life Bookstore,

Capitol Heights, MD, February 19, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, Mahogany Books, Landover,

MD, February 18, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” keynote lecture, Brazosport College,

Chute, Texas, February 15, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” keynote lecture, Loyola Marymount

University, Los Angeles, CA, February 14, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, Eso Won Bookstore, Los

Angeles, CA, February 11, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, City Lights Bookstore, San

Francisco, CA, February 10, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, Bluestockings Bookstore,

New York, NY, February 5, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, Harlem Public Library, New

York, NY, February 3, 2011.

“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, Busboys & Poets Bookstore,

Washington, DC, January 24, 2011.

2010

“The Black History of the White House,” book talk, Sankofa Bookstore,

Washington, DC, December 17, 2010.

“Samba: A Dance of Joy and Resistance,” lecture, Anacostia Museum,



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Meridian, Washington, DC, September 27, 2010.

“Afro-Brazilians and the Continuing Struggle for Racial Equality,” presentation,

University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, September 24, 2010.


Meridian, Washington, DC, September 7, 2010.


Meridian, Washington, DC, August 30, 2010.

“Education and Race in Brazil and the United States,” Association of Black

Brazilians Researchers annual conference, University of Rio, Rio, Brazil,

July 25, 2010.

“Civil Rights and Education in the United States and Brazil,” U.S.-Brazil Joint

Action Plan for the Elimination of Racism conference, presentation,

Morehouse University, Atlanta, Georgia, May 21, 2010.

“Transnational Anti-Racism: Barack, Brazil, and the Struggle for Equality,”

lecture, De Paul University, Chicago, Illinois, May 19, 2010.

“Racial Profiling in the United States,” presentation, Brasilia, Brazil, May 13,

2010.

“The Rise of African Americans in American Politics,” lecture, University of

Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan, March 6, 2010.

“The Rise of African Americans in American Politics,” lecture, Center for Public

Policy and Governance, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan,

March 5, 2010.

“The Role of Religion in the Struggle for Civil Rights in America,” lecture, Punjab

University, Lahore, Pakistan, March 5, 2010.

“Global Human Rights and Race Relations” lecture, Human Rights Commission

of Pakistan – Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan, March 5, 2010

“The Role of Religion in the Struggle for Civil Rights in America” lecture, Punjab

Law College, Lahore, Pakistan, March 4, 2010.

“The Effects of Affirmative Action and Quota Systems in Advancing Minority

Rights in America” lecture, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad,

Pakistan, March 3, 2010.

“No Easy Victories: A History of Black Elected Officials,” Baha’I National

Center, Islamabad, Pakistan, March 3, 2010.

“The Rise of African Americans in American Politics,” lecture, Institute of

Business Management, Karachi Pakistan, March 2, 2010.

“The Struggle for Inclusion: The U.S. Experience in Advancing Women and

Minority Rights,” lecture, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan –

Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, March 1, 2010.

“The Role of Religion in the Struggle for Civil Rights in America,” lecture,

Karachi Community Leaders Group, Karachi, Pakistan, March 1, 2010..

“The Rise of African Americans in American Politics,” lecture, University of

Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, March 1, 2010.

“Jazz, Pakistan, and International Relations,” lecture, Peace Niche Center,

Karachi, Pakistan, March 1, 2010.

2009


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“African Americans and the Role of Culture in the Struggle for Justice,”

presentation, Brazil-U.S. Joint Action Plan to Combat Racial

Discrimination conference, Salvador, Brazil, October 23, 2009.

“Hitler’s Black Victims,” lecture, NAACP, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 11,

2009.

“Obama and Black American Politics in the 21st Century,” presentation at “Race

in 21st Century America” conference, Michigan State University, Lansing,

Michigan, April 9, 2009.

“Blacks in the Holocaust,” lecture, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas,

March 24, 2009.

2008

“Obama, Race, and the 2008 Elections,” lecture, Junita College, Huntingdon,

Pennsylvania, October 15, 2008.

“The Obama Doctrine,” presentation at the American Political Science

Association, Boston, MA, August 30, 2008.








Meridian, Washington, DC, July 7, 2008.

“Jazz and International Relations,” presentation at Sookmyung University, Seoul,

South Korea, June 30, 2008.





“The Black Struggle Against Nazism,” presentation at the German Historical

Society, Washington, DC, May 22, 2008.









“People of African Descent and the Holocaust,” Mayor’s Office Annual

Holocaust Memorial event, Newark, NJ, May 1, 2008.

“The Black Experience in Europe,” Testimony before the U.S. Helsinki

Commission, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, April 29,

2008.


Meridian, Washington, DC, April 28, 2008.


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Meridian, Washington, DC, February 25, 2008.

“African Americans in U.S. Politics,” U.S. State Department, Washington, DC,

February 11, 2008.


Meridian, Washington, DC, February 4, 2008.

“Contemporary Implications of the Abolition of the Slave Trade,” presentation at

the Abolition and the Road to Freedom symposium, the Center for the

National Archives, National Archives, Washington, DC, January 10, 2008.

2007

“Black-Latino Relations and the Immigration Crisis,” Forum on Afro-Latinos in

the United States, Schoemberg Center, New York, NY, October 13, 2007.

“Connecting the African Diaspora in the United States and the UK,” TransAfrica

Meeting of People of African Descent, London, England, August 23,

2007.

“Human Rights Policing in the United States in the Age of Terrorism,” Istanbul

Conference on Democracy and Global Security, Istanbul, Turkey, June 14,

2007.

“What Color is Hegemony: Powell, Rice and the Projection of U.S. Power,”

University of Guyana, Berbice Campus, Tain, Guyana, February 27, 2007.

“What Color is Hegemony: Powell, Rice and the Projection of U.S. Power,”

University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana, February 26, 2007.

“What Color are Powell and Rice: Race and U.S. Foreign Policy,” Syracuse

University, February 5, 2007.

2006

“Powell, Rice, and the New American Century,” DePauw University,

Greencastle, Indiana, November 13, 2006.








Washington, DC, September 11, 2006.


Washington, DC, July 11, 2006.


Washington, DC, May 15, 2006.

“Hitler’s Black Victims,” keynote lecture, Clark University, Worchester,


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Massachusetts, April 4, 2006.

“Africa and the Struggle for Human Rights,” presentation at the TransAfrica

annual conference, Washington, DC, March 31, 2006.

“African Americans and the Nazi Regime,” keynote presentation at the

“Crossovers” conference, Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster,

Muenster, Germany, March 23, 2006.


March 3, 2006.

“African Americans and U.S. Foreign Policy,” Meridian International Center,

February 14, 2006.

“Black and Then Some,” panel presentation, “Redefining African American:

What’s at Stake?” conference, Hunter College, February 3, 2006.

2005

“France on Fire,” student forum, American University, Washington, DC,

December 1, 2005.

“Race, Class and Bush Politics in the Katrina Crisis,” forum, American

University, Washington, DC, November 16, 2005.

“Why the Riots?,” seminar, Institution for Policy Studies, Washington, DC,

November 14, 2005.

“From the Nazis to the Skinheads: Racism and Anti-Racism in Germany,” lecture,

Sankofa bookstore, Washington, DC, June 24, 2005.

“Globalization and the Crisis of Human Rights and Race in Europe,” conference

presentation, TransAfrica conference, University of Maryland, College

Park, MD, April 9, 2005.

“What Color is Hegemony?,” presentation, National Conference of Black Political

Scientists annual conference, Washington, DC, March 25, 2005.

“Hitler’s Black Victims,” keynote lecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette,

Indiana, March 2, 2005.

2004

“Human Security and Human Rights in Europe,” presentation, “Constructing

World Orders” conference, the Hague, the Netherlands

September 10, 2004.

“African Americans and Afro-Latinos Meet,” TransAfrica Conference,


Moot Court Judge, Washington School of Law, Washington, DC, May 24-28,

2004.

“The Fate of Blacks Under Hitler,” lecture at University of Trento, Graduate

Research Center on Europe, Trento, Italy, April 19, 2004.

“Globalization and Teaching,” presentation at American University, SIS

Comparative and Regional Studies Division seminar, Washington, DC,

April 8, 2004.

“US Foreign Policy and the Presidential Election,” presentation at Howard

University, Women Ambassadors Program, Washington, DC, April 6,

2004.

“The Holocaust and All Its Victims,” lecture at Seton Hall University, Newark,

NJ, March 18, 2004.


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2003

“The Impact of European Union Anti-Discrimination Legislation on Candidate

States,” presentation, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC,

December 12, 2003.

“Now More Than Ever: Why the UN Matters.” Paper delivered at seminar on

global politics, Howard University, November 20, 2003.

“A Dangerous Moment: Evidence of Things Unseen: The Resurgence of

Progressive Politics Since 9-11,” paper delivered at Black Media

Conference Berlin, Germany, October 26, 2003.

“Hitler’s Black Victims,” lecture at Sankofa bookstore, Washington DC, October

11, 2003.

“Social Capital and Anti-Racism,” presentation at De Montfort University,

Leicester, England, March 18, 2003.

“Changing the Contours of the Single Equalities Body Debate,” presentation at

European Union Monitoring Center seminar, London, England, March 14,

2003.

“NGOs: Social Dialogue & Alliance Building & Mobilization,” presentation at

European Network Against Racism conference, Berlin, Germany, January

30, 2003.

2002

“The UK Government and the Movement for Reparations,” presentation at UK

Home Office UN World Conference Against Racism follow-up

conference, Manchester, England, November 20, 2002.

“Racializing Others: Immigrants, Asylum Seekers, and Refugees,” presentation at

Crossing Borders conference, London, England, November 15, 2002.

“Hitler’s Black Victims and Contemporary Racism in Germany,” lecture at St.

Mary’s College, Maryland, November 7, 2002.

“Race and Racism in the UK,” presentation at British Council training conference,

Cardiff, Wales, October 30, 2002.

“Global Drugs, Global Racism,” presentation at Breaking the Chains conference,

Los Angeles, CA, September 27, 2002.

“Regionalism Against Racism: The Impact of European Anti-Discrimination

Legislation on the UK,” lecture at British Council Atlantic Fellowship in

Public Policy seminar, London, England, June 12, 2002.

“Criminalizing Race, Racializing Crime: Dangerous Trends in the UK Criminal

Justice System,” presentation at The New Security State: Zero Tolerance,

Race Biased Policing and ‘Dangerous’ Communities in Comparative

Perspective conference, Paris, France, June 6, 2002.

“UK and EU Anti-Racism: Policies that Do and Do Not Work,” lecture at

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies seminar, London, England, May 3,

2002.

“Accessing European Anti-Racist Laws,” presentation for Black Londoners

Forum, London, England, March 1, 2002

2001

“Black Resistance to Nazism,” presentation to the National Bureau Against

Racism, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, October 25, 2001.


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“European Laws Against Racism,” presentation to European Roma Rights Center

training, Budapest, Hungary, July 12, 2001.

“The UN Race Conference and Roma Rights,” presentation to European Roma

Rights Center training, Budapest, Hungary, July 10, 2001.

“Blackness and Nazism,” presentation at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA,

February 27, 2001.

2000

“Shift Happens: The Changing Status of African Americans,” presentation to the

United Nations, New York, NY, November 28, 2000.

“Preparing for the World Conference Against Racism,” presentation to the

American Friends Service Committee – Central Europe office, Sarajevo,

Bosnia-Herzegovina, October 4, 2000.

“Blacks Under Nazism,” lecture at Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, June 22, 2000.

“Handicapping the U.S. Presidential Elections,” lecture at Chuo University,

Tokyo, Japan, June 14, 2000.

“The Importance and Meaning of the Upcoming UN Race Conference,” lecture at

Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, June 9, 2000.

“Race and Racism in the New Millennium,” presentation, Race Rules conference,

American University, Washington, DC, May 19, 2000.

“Reclaiming the German Past: Blacks, Nazism, and the Unfinished Legacy,”

presentation to local government, Koln, Germany, April 25, 2000.

“African American Resistance and the Status Quo,” presentation, Planet Peace

conference, Bogota, Colombia, April 20, 2000.

“Community Organizing From the Ground Up,” presentation at the Union

Institute, Washington, DC, April 9, 2000.

“Taming the Reawakened Beast,” poster presentation at the International Studies

Association annual conference, Los Angeles, CA, March 17, 2000.

“The Politics of the Black Radical Congress,” presentation at the National

Conference of Black Political Scientists annual conference, Washington,

DC, March 10, 2000.

“The Historic and Contemporary Politics of Black Germany,” presentation at the

National Conference of Black Political Scientists annual conference,


“The Politics and Movements of the 1960s,” lecture presented to AmeriCorps,


“Race Politics in Contemporary Europe,” presentation at the Opportunities and

Corporate Resources annual meeting, Washington, DC, February 10,

2000.

“Bridging the Digital Divide: A Du Boisan Solution,” presentation at the W.E.B.

Du Bois Symposium, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, February 5,

2000.

1999

“Women and Substance Abuse Public Policies,” presentation at the Robert Woods

Johnson Foundation, Substance Abuse Policy Research Program 1999

annual meeting, Savannah, GA, December 16, 1999.


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“The Relevance of the 1960s to Today,” presentation at the Community Coalition

for Substance Abuse and Treatment, Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 1999.

“Drug Policies and the Inner-Cities,” presentation at the Community Coalition for

Substance Abuse and Treatment, Los Angeles, CA, December 4, 1999.

“Globalization and Development in Southern Africa,” lecture presented at the

African Bookstore, Atlanta, GA, August 1, 1999.

“Welfare Reform and the End of the Welfare State,” lecture presented to the

Center for Community Change, Washington, DC, July 28, 1999.

“American Race Relations,” presentation at the University of Paris, Paris, France,

June 4, 1999.

“Race in the 21st Century,” presentation at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA,

May 11, 1999.

“Competition and Alliances Among Communities of Color,” presentation at Race

in the 21st Century conference, Michigan State University, East Lansing,

MI, April 7, 1999.

“Race Relations in Germany,” presentation at Black History Month forum,

American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia, PA, February 26,

1999.

“Blacks in Germany: From Hitler to the Present,” presentation at Black History

Month forum, American University, February 23, 1999.

“Globalization and the African Diaspora in the New Millennium,” presentation at

Middle Passage symposium, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC,

February 6, 1999.

“Contemporary Race Relations in Europe,” presentation at Howard University,


1998

“The War on Drugs at the Turn of the Century,” presentation at Indiana

University, Bloomington, IN, November 14, 1998.

“Public Opinion in the Formation of US Foreign Policy,” presentation at

InterAction forum, Washington, DC, November 9, 1998.

“The Transformation of Race in the Current Era,” presentation at Niagara

University, Niagara Falls, NY, October 28, 1998.

“Race and Cuba’s Special Period,” presentation at TransAfrica forum series,


“International Relations and Black Policy Initiatives,” presentation to the annual

retreat of the New York Council of Black Elected Officials, New York,

October 3, 1998.

“Globalization and Issues of Equality in the 21st Century,” presentation at United

Nations symposium “Ensuring a Culture of Peace and Development: The

Role of Education, Science, Technology, and the United Nations System

in the Third Millennium,” United Nations, New York, NY, September 24,

1998.

“Black Politics in the Year 2000,” presentation at the Black Radical Congress,

Chicago, IL, June 20, 1998.

“Africa Policy Panel,” moderator of panel at Association of Professional Schools

of International Affairs symposium, Washington, DC, June 5, 1998.


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“Changing Cuban Race Relations,” presentation at Mid-West Political Science

Association annual conference, Chicago, IL, April 24, 1998.

“The NAFTA Triangle: Race, Gender, and Globalization,” presentation at

National Conference of Black Political Scientists annual conference,

Atlanta, GA, April 10, 1998.

“The CIA and its Crack Connection,” presentation at Michigan State University,

East Lansing, MI, April 7, 1998.

“Comparing Race in Europe and the Americas,” presentation at University of

Paris, Paris, France, March 20, 1998.

“Racial Formations in Contemporary America,” presentation at London School of

Economics, London, England, March 17, 1998.

“Contemporary Race Relations in America,” presentation at Carleton College,

convocation speech, Northfield, MN, February 20, 1998.

1997

“What’s Race Got to Do With It?: (Re)Constructing and Transforming Identities

in the Global Era,” presentation at Montgomery College, Rockville, MD,

December 4, 1997.

“Race Matters in Cuba: Issues in Research on Race Consciousness in Cuba,”

presentation at Cuba conference, Columbia University, New York, NY,

November 1, 1997.

“Race in Transition,” presentation to Institute for Policy Studies national board of

directors, Washington, DC, October 24, 1997.

“Writing Op-Eds for Mainstream Newspapers,” presentation at Media and

Democracy Congress II, New York, NY, October 18, 1997.

“Young People and International Affairs,” presentation to Public Allies,


"Organizing in the 1990s,” presentation to Center for Community Change,


“Black Leadership in the Information Age,” presentation at Congressional Black

Caucus Legislative Conference, Washington, DC, September 11, 1997.

“The Congressional Black Caucus in the 105th

Congress,” presentation at National

Conference of Black Political Scientists annual meeting conference,

Chicago, IL, March 15, 1997.

“The Future is Not What It Used to Be: The Impact of Globalization on

Communities of Color,” presentation at Georgia Southern University,

Statesboro, GA, February 11, 1997.

1996

“The Impact of the 1996 Elections on Welfare and Jobs,” presentation at National

Jobs With Peace conference, U.S. Summit on Jobs and Welfare Reform,

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, November 23, 1996.

“The Power of the Vote: The Meaning of the Elections to Peoples of African

Descent,” presentation at Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in

the Americas and the Caribbean conference, City University of New York,

New York, NY, October 29, 1996.

“To Fight for the People,” presentation at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA,

October 25, 1996.


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“The Future of African American Studies,” presentation at Columbia University,

New York, NY, October 18, 1996.

“Ending Drug Abuse and the War on Drugs,” presentation at New England

School of Addiction Studies annual conference, Manchester, NH, June 22,

1996.

“Black Youth and the Future of Black Politics,” presentation at Black Student

Leadership National Conference, Charlotte, NC, February 10, 1996.

1995

“Breaking Bread: Building Multi-Racial Alliances for Economic and Social

Justice, presentation at Democratic Socialists of America forum,

Washington, DC, November 10, 1995.

“The Impact of the Million Man March on Black Nationalism,” presentation at

Howard University, Washington, DC, November 1, 1995.

“Technology and Organizing: Using the Internet,” presentation at Safe

Communities conference, St. Helena, SC, October 7, 1995.

“The Politics of Political Representation in African American Films,”

presentation at 100 Years of Black Film: Imaging African American Life,

History, and Culture conference, Smithsonian Institute, National Museum

of American History, Washington, DC, February 2, 1995.

“Racism and the War on Drugs,” presentation at Houston-Tilleson College,

Austin, TX, January 28, 1995.

1994

“A Du Bosian Moment: The End of Liberalism as a Paradigm for African

Americans,” presentation to the Brecht Forum, New York, NY, December

15, 1994.

“Ethical Dialogue,” presentation to All Souls Church, Washington, DC,

December 4, 1994.

“1994 Election Analysis,” presentation to Congressional Black Caucus

Foundation Brown Bag Forum series, Washington, DC, November 12,

1994.

“Poverty, Economic Justice, and Racism,” testimony before the World Council of

Churches, Hearings on Racism in the United States, Washington, DC,

October 15, 1994.

“The Continuing Drug Crisis in the Black Community,” presentation at Harvard

Law School, Cambridge, MA, May 21, 1994.

“The Future of Black Politics,” presentation at Columbia University, New York,

NY, April 21, 1994.

“The Drug Crisis in the Black Community,” presentation to SCLC Wings of Hope

annual conference, Orlando, FL, March 11, 1994.

“African Americans and the 1992 Elections,” presentation at National Conference

of Black Political Scientists annual conference, Hampton, VA, March 10,

1994.

1993

“Race and America’s Drug Crisis,” presentation at University of Chicago Law

School conference on Drugs and Race, Chicago, IL, November 3, 1993.


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“The New Black Politics,” presentation at Borough of Manhattan Community

College, Symposium on Black Politics, New York, NY, June 12, 1993.

“Political Power or Powerlessness: The Congressional Black Caucus in the Age of

Clinton,” presentation at National Conference of Black Political Scientists

annual conference, Oakland, CA, March 13, 1993.

“On the Wings of Hope: Illegal Drugs and the New Economic Order,”

presentation to SCLC Wings of Hope annual conference, Cleveland, OH,

March 10, 1993.

“Reevaluating the Relationship Between W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T.

Washington,” presentation at North Carolina A&T conference on W. E. B.

Du Bois, Durham, NC, February 20, 1993.

“The Dilemma of African American Politics,” presentation at Columbia

University Black History Month conference, New York, NY, February 3,

1993.

1992

“Ending the Drug War – Beginning the Peace,” presentation at Texas Corrections

Association annual conference, San Antonio, TX, June 15, 1992.

“How, We the People, Can Fight Drugs,” presentation at Christic Institute

conference on Drugs, Detroit, MI, May 30, 1992.

“Ethnicity, Economics, and the Effects of Change,” presentation at Harvard

University Law School Crimes, Drugs, Health, and Prohibition

conference, Cambridge, MA, May 9, 1992.

“Our Future is Our Youth,” presentation at National Association of Black Women

Attorneys conference, Washington, DC, March 27, 1992.

“The War on Drugs and Black Youth: Attacked, Abandoned, Angry, and

Addicted,” presentation at Yale University the Future of Black Youth

conference, New Haven, CT, February 28, 1992.

1991

“Impact of Anti-Drug Policies on Minorities,” presentation at Harvard University

Law School Alternative Drug Policies conference, Cambridge, MA,

March 2, 1991.

1990

“The Struggle for Mo’ Better News,” presentation at Crossing the Line

conference, Marshall College, Huntington, WV, October 27, 1990.

“The Internationalization of the Illegal Drug Trade in Latin America,”

presentation at George Washington University U.S. Foreign Policy

conference, Washington, DC, October 5, 1990.

“Drugs, Politics, and the Myth of National Interest,” presentation at Socialists

Scholars annual conference, New York, NY, April 7, 1990.

“African Americans and the War on Drugs,” presentation at Crack Crisis in the

African American Community conference, Los Angeles, CA, February 23,

1990.

DISSERTATION COMMITTEES

Johnny Holloway, American University, 2012, committee chair

James Pope, Howard University, 2012, external committee member


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Micah Kubic, Howard University, 2012, external committee member

Helen McClure, American University, 2011, committee chair

Malinda Rhone, American University, 2010, committee member

Arvenita Washington, American University, 2009, committee member

Kevin Gleason, Howard University, 2006, external committee member

Sekou Franklin, Howard University, 2001, external committee member

Artemesia Stanberry, Howard University 2004, external committee member

Wilmer Leon, Howard University, 2004, external committee member

OFFICIAL COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS

District of Columbia Commission on African American Affairs –

Commissioner

National Foster Youth Institute – Board Member

Institute for Policy Studies – (former) Board Member

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Political Science Association – member

Black Professionals in International Affairs – member

National Conference of Black Political Scientists - member

TransAfrica Forum – TransAfrica Scholar’s Council, co-chairperson

AWARDS

“Outstanding Scholarship, Research & Professional Contributions” award,

School of International Service Annual Awards, American University, April

13, 2011.

“The Morten Bender Prize,” in recognition of scholarly or creative

achievements since attaining tenure, American University, April 26, 2009.

Book of the Month “Colin Powell–Condoleezza Rice” - Kinetics Faith in

Motion, November 2006

“Alumni Award,” Political Science Department, Howard University, 1997

National Conference of Black Political Scientists Graduate Spotlight, Winter

1996

Larry Neal Writers Competition – “Grand Prize for Art Criticism,” 1993

Mentor Excellence Award, Washington, DC Courts Mentor Program, 1991

Project Censored First Place Award for “Most Censored Story of the Year,”

1984

Literacy Instructor Achievement Award, Push Literacy Action Now, 1983

SELECTED POLITICAL ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS

Sharon Pratt Dixon Mayoral Transition Teach, Washington, DC, 1990.

Member of Transition Team on Criminal Justice.

Walter Fauntroy for Mayor Campaign, Washington, DC, 1990. Volunteer and

helped to setup computer system and draft policy on drugs.

John Conyers for Mayor Campaign, Detroit, MI, 1989. Worked on strategy

team as assistant to Campaign Manager.


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Jesse Jackson for President Campaign/Democratic National Convention, 1988.

Worked as assistant to Campaign Manager coordinating non-delegate

activities for campaign including writing and producing a daily newsletter for

delegates and others.

Hulbert James for Congress, New York City, 1986. Responsible for outreach

and all computer-related operations.

Jesse Jackson for President Campaign, Oakland, CA, 1984. Volunteer and

helped plan and implement get-out-the-vote activities.

Robert Clark for Congress, Greenville, MS, 1984. Poll worker for the

campaign.

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL FOR RESEARCH/PRESENTATIONS Antigua Austria Barbados Belgium Bosnia

Brazil Canada Chile China Colombia

Cuba Dom. Republic DR Congo Egypt England

France Germany Ghana Guadeloupe Guyana

Haiti Hungary Ireland Italy Jamaica

Japan Mexico Mozambique Netherlands N. Korea

Panama Pakistan Portugal Russia Rwanda

Scotland S. Africa S. Korea Spain St. Martin

Switzerland Trinidad Turkey Wales Zimbabwe

SELECTED RADIO AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES

HOST

C-SPAN guest expert for coverage of 50th

Anniversary of the March on

Washington, Washington, DC, August 28, 2013.

C-SPAN guest expert for coverage of President Obama’s second inauguration.


“Community Comment,” talk show host, Mondays (9:00am-9:30am), WPFW,

Washington, DC. (2009-2012)

RADIO

IRIB (Iran) KBLX (S. Francisco) KFYI (Phoenix)

KLAW (Oklahoma) KLPH (Los Angeles) KPFA (Berkeley)

KPFK (LA) KQED (California) NPR (National)

WBAI (NY) WCNX (California) WCRX (Chicago)

WDET (Detroit) WHUR (Wash.) WMAL (Wash.)

WNIX (Chicago) WNUV (Boston) WOL (Wash.)

WORT (Wisconsin) WPFW (Wash.) WRFG (Atlanta)

WRJN (Wisconsin) WSKY (Florida) WUDC (Wash.)

WVON (Chicago) XM-Sirius (National) NPR

TELEVISION


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BBC1 (London) BBC2 (London) WHMM (Washington)

PBS (Washington) BET (Washington) FOX (Washington)

C-SPAN (Washington) CNN (Washington) CBC (Canada)

Russian TV (Washington) Pakistan TV (Istanbul) German TV (Wash.)

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