Melissa Harris-Lacewell Biography

Melissa Harris-Lacewell is a Princeton University Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies. Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought, which won an award, is her first book (Princeton 2004). Sister Citizen: A Text For Colored Girls Who've Considered Politics When Being Strong Wasn't Enough is her latest book, which she is presently working on. Her academic study is motivated by a desire to learn more about the problems that modern black Americans face, as well as the diverse and innovative ways in which they respond to these difficulties. Her academic work has appeared in scholarly publications and edited collections, and she is particularly interested in the study of African American political thinking, black religious beliefs and practice, and social and clinical psychology. The practical political and racial challenges of our day also inspire Professor Harris-innovative Lacewell's and energetic teaching. Her course Disaster, Race, and American Politics, for example, looked at the many political implications of Hurricane Katrina. Professor Harris-Lacewell has taught children in grades K through 12 and has been honored for her dedication to the classroom as a forum for democratic racial debate.

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