The members of the Board of Directors are appointed by the President in consultation with the other members of the Executive Board and serve a two-year term that runs concurrently with the terms of the elected officials.
Dr. Melina Abdullah, Ph.D.
California State University Los Angeles
Professor
Dr. Venise T. Berry Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Professor Journalism and African American Studies
Dr. Dexter Blackman, Ph.D.
Morgan State University
Assistant Professor of History
Dr. Kevin Brooks, Ph.D.
East Tennessee State University
Director, Mary V. Jordan Multicultural Center & Student Access and Success
Dr. Greg E. Carr, Ph.D., JD
Howard University
Associate Professor of Africana Studies, Chair
Dr. Jeanette Davidson, Ph.D.
University of Texas, Austin
Austin, TX
Dr. Sarita Davis, Ph.D.
Georgia State University
Associate Professor, Africana Studies
Dr. Bertis English, Ph.D.
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
Dr. Ifetayo Flannery, Ph.D.
Temple University
Assistant Professor
Dr. Alicia Fontnette Ph.D.
University of Delaware
Assistant Professor
Dr. Valerie Grim, Ph.D.
Indiana University-Bloomington
Professor
Dr. Maulana Karenga, Ph.D.
California State University, Long Beach
Department Chair and Advisor
Dr. Thekima Mayasa, Ph.D.
San Diego Community College
San Diego, CA
Dr. Serie McDougal, III Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Professor
Dr. Georgene Bess Montgomery
Clark-Atlanta University
Full Professor and Interim Chair
Dr. Ọlaọcha Nwadiuto Nwabara, Ph.D.
SUNY Geneseo
Dr. Kaniqua Robinson, Ph.D.
Furman University
Dr. Amilcar Shabazz, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Amherst, MA
Dr. Alphonso Simpson, Jr., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Director - African American Studies
Dr. James (Jim) B. Stewart, Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
Emeritus
Dr. Michael Tillotson, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, NY
Dr. Dorothy Tsuruta, Ph.D.
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Akinyele Umoja, Ph.D.
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
Dr. Alfred Young, Ph.D.
Georgia Southern University
Emeritus
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