This thesis engages the concept of identity in the representation and presentation of Black Americans. It counters historical moments like the Black Arts Movement, whose artists aimed to speak directly to the needs and aspirations of Black Americans by demanding recognition from…
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This thesis examines the factors that led to the integration of Locals 10 and 208, musicians’ unions in Chicago, Illinois. I argue that, especially within Local 208, the Black musicians’ union, the debate about whether or not to integrate the unions was more complicated and nuan…
This dissertation examines the cultural practices of the 2018 Malcolm X Festival, hosted by the Pan-African Connection: Bookstore, Art Gallery, and Resource Center on May 19, 2018. Analyzing literacy practices, rhetorical theory, and visual rhetoric, this dissertation project ex…
This micro study of the Akron and Barberton, Ohio, Divisions of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) adds to the understanding the geographic diversity of the Garvey Movement’s expansive reach. It begins to uncover the importance of Garveyism in the Midwest and in …
In this dissertation, I revise our understanding of race and ethnicity, black nationalism, and Afrocentricity through an examination of the history of twentieth-century black nationalism. The overarching goal of the project is to reconceptualize race and ethnicity. Sociologists …
The research problem studied was the conversion experiences of African-American Christian women converts to Islam ("AAMC") and their relationship with their African-American Christian family members and friends ("AACSO"). This dissertation examined these two relationships from R…