About Me

Let Me Introduce Myself

My family migrated from Terra Haute, Indiana to Los Angeles California in the 1970s. My mother started teaching in high schools in Compton, CA, Washington D.C., and Pasadena, CA. As a Mighty Mustang of John Muir High School in Pasadena, California, I am still an active member of the Alumni.

At 16 years old, I attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. As an undergraduate, I became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. After graduation, I worked for a Child Development Center before I went to Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

At the age of 25, I started teaching English at Christian Community College and Compton College. Additionally, I started my Ph.D. program at Claremont Graduate University. It was this journey that I became a teacher-scholar-practitioner. Much of my scholarship as a qualitative researcher, as I am a historian who wants to explain the world around us through uncovering the tapestry of stories that demonstrates our shared humanity.

I am currently working on a few book projects about the Trinity of Albums (Lemonade, 4:44, Everything is Love); the Significance of Booker T. Washington School in Terra Haute, Indiana; and the life of William Sweatt, an athlete within the segregated mid-west of Terra Haute, Indiana.

I am an active member of the following:

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc - Mu Epsilon Omega, Orange County Chapter

National Conference of Black Political Scientists

History of Education Society

John Muir High School Alumni Association

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