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Curtis Stokes was quoted in the Lansing City Pulse regarding race in the Lansing mayoral race.

Curtis Stokes published his fifth book, Race and Human Rights (MSU Press, 2009).

Organized by Professor Curtis Stokes, the sixth biennial Race in 21st Century America conference occurred April 8-10, 2009 in the Kellogg Center; its theme was Health Care and Communities of Color. The conference's primary sponsor was Madison College. Keynote speakers included Michael Eric Dyson (Georgetown University), M. Joycelyn Elders (former U.S. Surgeon General) and Evelyn Hu-DeHart (Brown University).

Curtis Stokes, The State of Black Michigan, 1967-2007 (Michigan State University Press, 2007), co-edited with Joe T. Darden and Richard W. Thomas. The volume contains a "Foreword" by MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, with a copy of the book provided to each Michigan state legislator, Governor Jennifer Granholm, selected Michigan mayors, and top MSU administrators. Several university units, including the Department of History, Department of Geography, College of Social Science and James Madison College, made the distribution of the book to policymakers possible. In part the book’s jacket description reads: "The State of Black Michigan is a landmark volume that investigates how, since 1967, Michigan’s black population has changed, how its interactions with the white community have altered, and, most important, how policymakers can act to further narrow the ‘equality gap.’"



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	Stokes, Curtis 351 N Case Hall East Lansing, MI 48825-1205 Email:stokes Phone: 517-353-9296 Major: Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 Web: Ph.D., University of Michigan; Political Science Professor Professor Stokes’s research and teaching areas are Black politics in the United States and Michigan, as well as Marxist and radical political thought. He was Assistant Director of African American Studies at Columbia University (1995-97) and Founding Director of the doctoral program in African American and African Studies at MSU (2002-05). His publications include articles and five books, most recently Race and Human Rights (MSU Press, 2009). Professor Stokes has been the recipient of many awards, including an MSU All-University Excellence in Diversity Award (2001), Co-Director of a Ford Foundation Grant (2000-01), and a State of Michigan Teaching Excellence Award (1991).	Recent Faculty News Curtis Stokes was quoted in the Lansing City Pulse regarding race in the Lansing mayoral race. Curtis Stokes published his fifth book, Race and Human Rights (MSU Press, 2009). Organized by Professor Curtis Stokes, the sixth biennial Race in 21st Century America conference occurred April 8-10, 2009 in the Kellogg Center; its theme was Health Care and Communities of Color. The conference's primary sponsor was Madison College. Keynote speakers included Michael Eric Dyson (Georgetown University), M. Joycelyn Elders (former U.S. Surgeon General) and Evelyn Hu-DeHart (Brown University). Curtis Stokes, The State of Black Michigan, 1967-2007 (Michigan State University Press, 2007), co-edited with Joe T. Darden and Richard W. Thomas. The volume contains a "Foreword" by MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, with a copy of the book provided to each Michigan state legislator, Governor Jennifer Granholm, selected Michigan mayors, and top MSU administrators. Several university units, including the Department of History, Department of Geography, College of Social Science and James Madison College, made the distribution of the book to policymakers possible. In part the book’s jacket description reads: "The State of Black Michigan is a landmark volume that investigates how, since 1967, Michigan’s black population has changed, how its interactions with the white community have altered, and, most important, how policymakers can act to further narrow the ‘equality gap.’"
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