"Blacks in Dallas: A Social and Political History," for Texas A & M University Press. (forthcoming) Category: Books
2009
Introduction for Darwin Payne, Quest for Justice. Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press. Category: Book Introduction
2009
"Women in the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina," in Bruce A. Glasrud and Merline Pitre, Editors, African American Women, Civil Rights and the South (forthcoming). Category: Articles/ chap. in books
2008
“Causes and Cures of Black-on-Black Violence: Past and Present,” presented at the Annual Celebration of Black Writing, Philadelphia, PA, May 24 Category: Conf. Papers & Invited Lectures
2008
“African-American Women in the Struggle for Social Justice in Texas,” presented at the annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association, Corpus Christi, TX, March 6. Category: Conf. Papers & Invited Lectures
Affiliations
Departmental Committees:
At UTA:
Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2008-2009
Recruitment Committee--African History, 1992-93
Curriculum, 1986-92
History Fair, 1989-91
Media, 1987-92
Library, 1986-92
Walter Prescott Webb Lectures, 1990-92
Chair, Phi Alpha Theta Committee, 1988-91
Long Range Planning, 1987-89
Recruitment Committee--U. S. Economic, 1986-87
Advisor, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, 1987-91
Advisor, National Society of Black Engineers, 1989-91
At the College of Charleston:
Research and Development Committee, 2007-2008
Curriculum Committee, 2006-2007
Advisory Committee to the Chair, 1997-1998, 2004-2005 and 2005-2007
History Club, 1995-1996
Speakers' Committee, 1994-1995
At the College of Charleston
University Service
College Strategic Planning Committee, 2007
ExCel Awards Committee, 2007
Search Committee, President, 2006
Strategic Diversity Management Planning Council, 2006-2008
Chair, Brown Fellowship Society Cemetery Memorial Committee, 2001-2007
Search Committee, Provost, 2001-2003.
Search Committee, Registrar, 2002.
“Where We Do Go From Here” Project Steering Committee, 1999-2000
Search Committee for Controller, 2000.
Search Committee for Director of Major Gifts, 2000.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Celebration Committee, 1995-2000.
ExCel Awards Committee, 1997-1998.
Search Committee, Dean of the School of the Arts, 1997-1998
Search Committee, Director of International Student Programs, 1996
Search Committee, Director of Minority Student Programs, 1996
Avery Research Center Building Renovation Committee, 1994-1996
NCAA Compliance Committee, 1995-1996
Avery Research Center Fundraising Committee, 1994-1996
Low Country and Atlantic Studies Steering Committee, 1994-1996
At UTA
University Service
College Tenure & Promotion Committee, 2008-2009
President, African-American Faculty and Staff Association, 2008-2009
Committee on the Status of Women and Minorities, 1992-1993, 2009-2010
Ad Hoc Committee on Minority Faculty Recruitment, 1991
Black History Month Committee, 1986-87
African Heritage Month Committee, 1988-91
Minority Cultures Collection (MCC) Committee, 1986-92
MCC Committee Chair, 1988-92
Center for Multi-cultural Cooperation Planning Committee, 1987-88
Center for Multi-cultural Cooperation Advisory Committee, 1988-91
Membership
Professional Organizations
American Historical Association
Southern Historical Association
Organization of American Historians
Southern Conference on African American Studies
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Texas State Historical Association
National Council on Black Studies
South Carolina Historical Association
National Black Police Association
Appointments
Duration
Rank
Department / School
College / Office
University / Company
2008-present
Associate Professor
History
Liberal Arts
University of Texas, Arlington
2004-2008
Executive Director
African American Studies Program
Avery Research Center
College of Charleston
1998-2004
Chair
Department of History
Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Charleston
1994-2000
Director
Avery Research Center
African American History and Culture
College of Charleston
1993-1994
Associate Professor
History
Liberal Arts
University of Texas, Arlington
1986-1993
Assistant Professor
History
Liberal Arts
University of Texas, Arlington
1985-1986
Assistant Professor
History
Liberal Arts
St. Olaf College
1983-1985
Assistant Director
Upward Bound
University of Texas at Arlington
1981-1983
Advisor
Intercultural Affairs
Texas Christian University
1978-1981
Counselor
Academic and Career
Upward Bound Program
Wittenberg University
1977-1978
Research Associate
History
Liberal Arts
Ohio State University
1974-1976
Teaching Associate
History
Liberal Arts
Ohio State University
Summer 1978
Instructor
Upward Bound Program
Wittenberg University
Summer 1975
Instructor
Upward Bound Program
Central State University
Synergistic Activities
Consulting and Community Service
2009 Consultant, Historical Inquiry Project, Horry County Schools, SC
2008 Curator, "The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls: A Traveling Exhibition," Avery Research Center, College of Charleston, August 7-September 20.
to Editor, Charleston Black Heritage Visitors Guide. Charleston: Avery Research Center and the Atlantic Publication Group. 2006 Treasurer, 100 Black Men of Charleston, Inc.
Board Member and Program Committee Chair, Trident Urban League.
Treasurer, South Carolina African American Heritage Commission.
2001 Member, State Historical Records Advisory Board. to 2006 Board Member, South Carolina Humanities Council.
Board Member, City of Charleston, International African American Museum.
2003 Member, City of Charleston Arts and History Commission. to 2006 Consultant for "Slavery and the Making of America" for WNET Channel 13 New York.
2004 Guest Curator, "L. A. Bedford: A Life in Service," exhibition co-sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association and the African American Museum, Dallas, Texas, January 15-February 15, 2004.
2003 Editor, Charleston Black Heritage Visitors Guide. Charleston: Avery Research Center and the Atlantic Publication Group.
2001 Chair, 100 Black Men of Charleston, Inc. to 2003
2001 Board Member, Palmetto Project. to 2002 Steering Committee, Orangeburg Massacre Oral History Project.
Co-Editor, The Avery Review 4 (Spring/Fall 2001)
1999 Secretary-Treasurer, 100 Black Men of Charleston, Inc. to 2001 Executive Council, Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History.
Advisory Committee, Charleston African-American National Heritage Museum.
1999 Article: "The Impact of Local Civil Rights Leadership: Dallas, Texas As A Case Study," in Bernard E. Powers, Jr., Editor, The Legacy of African American Leadership for the Present and Future. Washington, D.C.: ASALH, 1999, pp. 179-189.
Co-Editor, The Avery Review 2 (Spring 1999).
Consultant, "Africans in America" for WGBH Public Television, Boston.
1998 Editor and Editorial Board, The Avery Review 1 (Spring 1998).
Journal Article: "Black Police Officers in Charleston during Reconstruction," The Avery Review 1 (Spring 1998): 69-86.
Member and Board Secretary, Cannon Street YMCA, 1998-2000.
1995 Member, City of Charleston Tourism Commission. -1998 Member, Charleston Heritage Federation.
Co-chair, Program Committee, Southern Conference on Afro-American Studies.
Old Slave Mart Museum and African-American Heritage Tour Committee.
1994 President, Southern Conference on Afro-American Studies. -1995
1994 Newspaper article: "The Meaning of the Third African-American Renaissance." Dallas Morning News, Black History Month Supplement, pp. 4-5, February 16.
1994 Member, Company I, 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, Civil War Re-enactor Regiment, to Charleston, SC. 1997
1993 Literature Panelist, Texas Commission for the Arts. -1994
1993 Curator, A. Maceo Smith Papers.
Author and Consultant, "Dallas Black History and Heritage Tour" brochure and guide for the Dallas Historical Society and Old City Park.
Editor, African-American Heritage Bowl Study Guide, published by the Dallas Museum of African- American Life and Culture.
Curator and Consultant, Juanita Jewel Craft House Civil Rights Museum, for the Dallas Park Board.
Vice President, Southern Conference on Afro-American Studies.
1992 Executive Committee, Southern Conference on Afro-American Studies. -1994
1992 Moderator, Sixth Annual "African American Heritage Quiz Bowl," May 16.
Consultant: "Teaching American History from An Afrocentric Perspective," Texas College, Tyler, Texas, October 19.
Magazine article: "A Long Road to Blue," Our Texas, Summer 1992, 14-15.
1991 Moderator, Fifth Annual "African American Heritage Quiz Show," May 18.
Chair, Second Annual "African American History in Texas" Conference, February 16.
1990 Consultant and Presenter, "African American History Notes," KKDA Soul 73 AM Radio. -1992
1988 Editorial Board, Legacies, the semi-annual journal of the Dallas Historical Society. -1994
1985 Curator of History, Dallas Museum of African-American Life and Culture (volunteer). -1994
1990 Coordinator, Third Annual African American History Fair, May 19.
Moderator, Fourth Annual "Know Your Heritage African American History Quiz Show," February 28.
Conference Chair, "African American History in Texas" conference, February 16-17.
1989 Consultant, "A Century of African Americans in the Dallas Political Arena," an exhibit at Dallas Old City Park, February-April.
Coordinator, Second Annual African American History Fair, May 20.
Steering Committee Member for the "Ramses the Great and the African Origins of Civilization" Conference sponsored by the Third Eye and the Dallas Institute of Humanities, April 28-30.
Moderator, Third Annual "Know Your Heritage Quiz Show," February 27.
Consultant and editor for Queens and Kings of African Heritage by LaRita Brown. Dallas: N & Out Publishing.
1988 Coordinator and Developer, "Afro-American History and Culture: A Media Curriculum." A joint project of the National Association of Black School Educators and the Dallas Independent School District.
Coordinator, First Annual Black History Fair, sponsored by the Museum of African-American Life and Culture, March 20.
Moderator, Second Annual "Know Your Heritage Quiz Show," February 26.
1987 Curator, Black Presence in Dallas Exhibit: "A History of Black Political Activism in Dallas County, 1936-1986," Dallas Public Library, March-April.
Project Director, Texas Committee for the Humanities project: "Black Religious Communities in Texas: Beacons of Hope," April-June.
2009 Division of Student Affairs Faculty/Staff "Friends" Award
2008 Alexander M. Sanders, Jr. Presidential Legacy Award for Outstanding Public Service, College of Charleston 2005 Charles H. Wesley Award, Central State University Dayton Alumni Chapter. 2001 Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Central State University. 1998 Clements Center for Southwest Studies Research Fellowship, Southern Methodist University. ExCel Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Charleston. 1997 Distinguished Humanities Alumni Award, Ohio State University. 1996 Honorary Member, National Black Police Association. 1995 “Act of Kindness" Award, Al-Furquan Study Group, Charleston, SC. Fellow, National Council on Black Studies Administrative Institute, California State University,Dominguez Hills. 1994 "Dream Maker" Award in Education from the Southeast Dallas Business and Professional Women's Association. 1993 Honored by the Texas House of Representatives Resolution #293 for "extraordinary contributions to the study of the history of African Americans in Texas." 1991 Community Service Award from the Dallas Urban League Young Adult Council. 1990 Gertrude Golladay Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Texas at Arlington. Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award, University of Texas at Arlington. Finalist, Outstanding Academic Advisor, University of Texas at Arlington. 1989 Carter G. Woodson Award for the teaching of African-American History, from the Dallas Independent School District's African American Cultural Heritage Center.
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