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About Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Eddie Glaude Jr., the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies and chair of the Department of African American Studies, has taught at Princeton since 2002. He was born in Moss Point, Mississippi, and grew up surrounded by his extended family, including great-grandparents on both sides, many of whom lived in nearby Pascagoula. He earned a Ph.D. in religion from Princeton, a master's degree in African American studies from Temple University and a bachelor's degree in political science from Morehouse College. This fall he is teaching the undergraduate course "Introduction to the Study of African American Cultural Practices" and the graduate course "Religion and the Tradition of Social Theory." His latest book, "Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul," will be published by Crown Books on Jan. 12. | Follow Eddie Glaude, Jr., Ph.D. on Twitter

Black Intellectuals Have Sold Their Souls

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr | Originally Published at The New York Times. Updated; June 23, 2014 2:16 PM | Photographic Credit; Residents of the historically African-American neighborhood of Harlem. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)‬ Black academics don’t have a “special obligation” to speak to [...]

Black Intellectuals Have Sold Their Souls2016-11-29T17:37:55-05:00

The Religion (and Race) of the President: Obama as National Scapegoat

By Eddie Glaude, Jr., Ph.D. | Originally Published at Huffington Post. September 13, 2010 05:37 PM ET | Updated: May 25, 2011 I have not been able, until now, to understand fully the debate about President Obama's religious commitments. How some Americans move seamlessly from [...]

The Religion (and Race) of the President: Obama as National Scapegoat2016-11-29T17:39:04-05:00
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