Myeshia Babers, Author at BlackPast

Myeshia Babers

Academic Historian

Myeshia Babers is a Cultural Anthropologist of Contemporary African American Manhood and Masculinity in Western Culture. She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology, before earning her masters and Ph.D in Anthropology at Texas A&M University. Currently, she holds a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the College of Wooster where she teaches four-field introduction to anthropology courses, and sociology courses on race, inequalities, and masculinities in American society.

Leith P. Mullings (1945- )

Dr. Leith Patricia Mullings is an anthropologist, author, and professor. She is one of triplets with Pauline Mullings and Sandra Mullings born on April 8, 1945 in Mandeville, Jamaica to Hubert Waite and Lillieth (Gayle) Mullings. She is the widow (m. 1996) of William Manning … Read MoreLeith P. Mullings (1945- )

Hattie Mae White (1916-1993)

Hattie Mae White holds the distinction of being the first African American elected to public office in Houston, Texas in the 20th century. Born Hattie Mae Whiting, she is the daughter of David Wendell and Hattie (Gooden) Whiting, born in Huntsville, Texas on May 22, … Read MoreHattie Mae White (1916-1993)

Lee D. Baker (1966- )

Leading African American anthropologist Lee D. Baker was adopted in 1969 by white parents who lived in Yakima, Washington. They traveled from their home to San Diego, California to adopt 3-year-old Baker. The family continued to live in Washington for a short period of time … Read MoreLee D. Baker (1966- )