Curent Program Activities
and Initiatives
and Initiatives
- Partners in Outreach, Worship and Witness: A Modest Proposal: A Mission to Sebokeng, Gauteng. A Region in South Africa.
The Center For Transformational Studies
Transformational Leadership
Conversation on Race
Black Pastors Institute
Community Involvement
I have a strong personal and professional history of community involvement on many levels, always focusing on civil rights issues. I have a commitment to being involved to make the communities I live in a better place to live. Some of my experiences include (but are not limited to):
Chairman, Jefferson City Human Relations Commission, Jefferson City, MO
Chairman, Civil Rights Commission/City of Davenport, Davenport, Iowa
Chairman/Coordinator Public Policy Forum, Davenport Civil Rights Commission, Davenport, IA
Member, Board of Directors Black Pastors Institute. Disciples of Christ Church Jefferson City, MO
Member, Redevelopment Board, Quinn Chapel AME Church Jefferson City, MO
Vice President, Davenport Central Democratic Committee Davenport, IA
Candidate, Alderman 3rd Ward City of Davenport, IA
Chair and Founder, Martin Luther King City Wide Programming Committee Davenport, IA.
Member. Board of Directors, IA IL Independent Living Center Davenport, IA
Member. Citizens Advisory Committee/St. Louis Board of Education Committees; Long Range Planning; Facilities Planning: Task Abatement; Alternative Funding. St. Louis, MO
Consultant Positions
(Selected Entries)
(Selected Entries)
My varied consulting positions have offered me the opportunity to combine my skills in coalition and consensus building along with political and religious activism to help communities grow stronger. Some of my consultancies have included (but are not limited to) the following:
Holy Community United Methodist Church, Memphis, TN
The Wesley Foundation, Memphis, TN
The Wesley Foundation-Summer Companies/Ball State University, Indiana
Quad Cities Conference on Black Families, Davenport, IA
Solutions Program, Scott County YMCA, Davenport,
Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
Instituto de Planificacion Fisica Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba
Confluence St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Depart of the Army Headquarters, Rock Island, IL
Scott Community College/CAC, Davenport, IA
United Methodist Metro Ministries, St. Louis, MO
JHS Builders/Planning and Development, St. Louis, MO
Saint Louis Housing Authority, St. Louis, MO
University City School District, University City, MO
Missouri State Nursing Home Ombudsman Program, St. Louis, MO
Citizen Participation Organization, St. Louis, MO
Workshops and Presentations (Selected Entries)
My background in academia, religion and political activism has well-prepared me to present and conduct insightful, interesting, engaging and successful workshops on controversial and societally relevant topics such as:
Dialogue and its Role in Mission, Summer Companies-The Wesley Foundation. Farmington, IN
Black Theology/Symposium on Liberation Theology. Friendship Baptist Church Memphis TN
Thoughts of a Tamed Cynic: A Martin Luther King Day Presentation, Samaritan United Methodist Church. St. Louis, MO
Civil Rights: Soul of Black Folk, Black Unity in Action-African American Leadership Conference. Augustana College, Rock Island, IL.
The Politics of Color: Voting and Political Empowerment, Black Nationalism in the 21st. Century, Scott Comm. College, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Davenport, IA
Cultural Diversity Workshops/Faculty and Student in Service, Goose Lake School District. Goose Lake, IA
Producer-A Students Perspective: Malcolm X, Taped at Scott Community College, Belmont Campus. Pleasant Valley, IA.
Therapeutic Group Counseling Leader, Adolescent Day Treatment Center Family Resource/ Friendly House Center, Davenport, IA.
A Comparative Study of Developmental Reading Programs in the 103 Traditionally Black Colleges and 103 White Counterparts of the Same Size and Scope, for the 1979-80 Academic Year. Sixth Annual Mid-American Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel Conference. Fontana, WI
Transitions into the 80's: Looking for Symbiosis Among Academic Planners, Institutional Researchers, and Faculty Developers." Panel Member- Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education Annual Conference, Berkeley, CA
Racism and Education: A Nigger's Role in Post Secondary Education, Antioch College Conference on Racism, Yellow Springs, OH
Management Information Systems. Faculty and Staff Development Workshop-Educational Opportunity Center and the Dayton Miami Valley Consortium. Dayton, OH.
Individualized Instruction in Basic Reading Skills for the College Student or What To Do When Johnny Still Can't Read and He's Already Eighteen, Mid-American Association of Education Opportunity Program Personnel and the United States Office of Education Conference, Chicago, IL
Gallery Curation
Connections: Africa-Cuba. Palmer College. Davenport, IA. February 1 - 20th, 1998
Brothers. Vaughn Gallery. St. Louis, MO. January 9 - February 16, 1996
Identidad Mental. Takio Mary Crest University. Davenport, IA. January 20 - February 16, 1995
Black Art 92. Department of the Army Headquarters. Rock Island. IL October 1992
Black Artist of the Mid-West Series. St. Ambrose University. Davenport, IA. October 1993
Art Beyond the West. Department of the Army Headquarters. Rock Island, IL. June 19-22, 1991
The Art of Black Africa. St. Ambrose University. Davenport, IA. February 10-28, 1990
Adventure in Black Art. Samaritan United Methodist Church. St. Louis, MO September 1990
Dogon Myths. Normandy Jr. High School/Special School District. Normandy, MO May 90
DOGAN MYTHS: A Traveling Show. St. Louis Board of Education. St. Louis MO. 1988-89
The Dogon World. De Pores Catholic School. St. Louis, MO. February 15, 1986
Media Interviews
(Selected Entries)Developing a reputation over the years as a scholar of black history and civil rights, I am often called upon for interviews on related subjects. Some of those interviews are listed below:
Human Relations and the City of Jefferson.
Black Political Foundations. KALA 88.5 &105.5/FM Davenport, IA
The Theology of MLK. KALA 88.5 &105.5/FM Davenport, IA
The Theology of MLK. KFQC 1580/AM. Davenport, IA
History of the Civil Rights Movement. KALA 88.5 &105.5/FM Davenport, IA
Black Oral Traditions: Rap Music. KFQC 1580/AM. Davenport, IA
Community Building: Econ. and Social Development. KFQC 1580/AM. Davenport, IA
Minorities in the Political Process. KFQC 1580/AM. Davenport, IA
Building Strong Political Foundations. KFQC 1580/AM. Davenport, IA
Rap Music and its Origin. KFQC 1580/AM. Davenport, Iowa.
Election 96-Post Election Analysis. KFQC 1580/AM. Davenport, IA
Election 96-Pre Election Analysis. KFQC 1580/AM. Davenport, IA
CUBA: August 94. WQAD/TV, Channel 18 Moline, IL.
Black Male/Female Relationships. WMU 89,9 FM. St. Louis, MO.
Radio Talk Show Host
Co-Host "FOCUS ". A Radio Talk Show. KALA 88.5 FM. Davenport, IA
Jazz After Midnight. KBDY 89.9 FM. St. Louis, MO
The Black Classics. KBDY 89.9 FM. St. Louis, MO
Love Line. KBDY 89.9 FM. St. Louis, MO
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