Michio Arimitsu is a lecturer at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, where he teaches American Studies.

Mia Bagneris received her PhD in African American Studies in November 2009, and she is now teaching at Tulane University in African & African Diaspora

Jody Benjamin is a PhD Candidate in African and African American Studies with a primary field in History. His dissertation, “The Texture of Change: Cloth,

Stephanie Bosch Santana is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at UCLA. Her research explores Anglophone and African language fiction, with a

Linda Chavers earned the PhD in African American Studies and Literature in 2013. She specializes in 20th African American and Southern fiction. She is

Ashley Farmer is an historian of African-American women's history. Her research interests include women's history, gender history, radical politics,

Peter Geller is a doctoral student in African American Studies, having earned a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University. His research interests

Lyndon K. Gill was born in New York City and raised on all the Trinbagonian culture Jamaica, Queens would allow. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford

Wendy E. Grant received her B.A and M.Phil degrees in French and French Caribbean Literature respectively from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. Read more about Wendy Elizabeth Grant

Meghan Healy-Clancy is an Assistant Professor of History at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where she teaches African and world

Michael P. Jeffries is Associate Professor of American Studies at Wellesley College, where he teaches courses on American popular culture and the politics

Christina Knight earned her Ph.D. in African American Studies with a primary field in History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University. She is

Cameron Leader-Picone is currently Assistant Professor of English at Kansas State University. He has taught in the Harvard Writing Program and at Ithaca

Carla D. Martin, PhD, is the Founder and Executive Director of the 

Adam McGee is the Managing Editor of Boston Review.  He previously was Acting Managing Editor and