Academic Background: Ph.D. in Religion, Princeton University, 1995; M.A. in African American Studies, Temple University, 1989.
Research Interests: African American studies, religion, and political theory, focusing on race and democracy.
Appointments: James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University; Chair, Department of African American Studies.
Publications: Author of Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul (Crown, 2016).
Additional Contributions: Frequent MSNBC contributor; public speaker on race and politics.