Academic Background: Ph.D. in Religion, Princeton University, 1995; M.A. in African American Studies, Temple University; B.A., Morehouse College.
Research Interests: Explores African American religious history, political thought, and the intersections of race, religion, and democracy.
Appointments: James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University; Chair, Department of African American Studies.
Awards: Author of Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul (2016), widely recognized for its impact on public discourse.
Publications: Key works include Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own (2020, Crown).