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FSU to Host Lecture on Media Gatekeepers and Their Portrayal of Black Males in America

As part of Black History Month, Frostburg State University’s African American Studies Program will present a lecture by Dr. Felix Kumah-Abiwu, “Decoding Media Gatekeepers and Their Portrayal of Black Males in America,” on Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Atkinson Room (room 232) of FSU’s Lane University Center. This event is free and open to the public.

Kumah-Abiwu is the author of “The Dynamics of U.S. Narcotics Policy Change: Implications for the Global Narcotics Regime.” He has contributed a chapter on black males and media gatekeepers in a recently published book, “Marginality in the Urban Center: The Costs and Challenges of Continued Whiteness in the Americas and Beyond.” His articles have also appeared in scholarly journals such as “West Africa Review,” “Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs,” “Journal of Pan-African Studies,” “International Journal of Public Administration,” “Journal of Economics/Sustainable Development,” “Commonwealth & Comparative Politics,” “Urban Education” and “Journal of Men’s Studies.”

Kumah-Abiwu is an assistant professor of pan-African studies and director of the Center for African Studies at Kent State University. His research focuses on African security issues, elections/democratization, global narcotics policy and media gatekeeping/portrayal of black males in America. He earned his master’s from Ohio University and his doctorate in political science from West Virginia University.

This presentation is co-sponsored by the departments of Geography, Communication and Sociology at FSU.

For more information, contact Dr. James Saku, coordinator of the African American Studies Program, at 301-687-4724 or jsaku@frostburg.edu.

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