He received his PhD in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin and is committed to the development of independent, African-centered educational institutions. Carol Lee, Associate Professor, Learning Sciences & African American Studies, Northwestern University, founder and former director of the New Concept School, in Chicago. Nicholas W. Papageorge, assistant professor in the economics department at Johns Hopkins University , he is part of the research team and co-author of The Alarming Effect of Racial Mismatch on Teacher Expectations. (August 205) Howard Stevenson, the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, Professor of Africana Studies, former Chair of the Applied Psychology and Human Development Division in the Graduate School of Education at UPENN and author of Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences that Make a Difference (Teachers College Press)