"Contributors:Tamara L. Brown, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky
Gregory S. Parks, JD, PhD - Assistant Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law
Clarenda M. Phillips, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Morehead State University
Joanne Belknap, PhD Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder
Tyra Black, MS Executive Director, My Brother's Keeper, Inc.
Carol D. Branch, PhD Director, Student Resources Center, Otis College of Art and Design
Jerryl Briggs, Sr., EdD - Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Central State University
Anne S. Butler, PhD Director, Center of Excellence for the Study of Kentucky African Americans, Kentucky State University
Crystal Renée Chambers, JD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Higher, Adult and Counselor Education, East Carolina UniversityJames Coaxum, III, PhD - Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Leadership, Rowan University
Gloria Harper Dickenson, PhD former Associate Professor and Chair, Department of African American Studies, The College of New Jersey
Tina L. Fletcher, Ed.M. - Secondary Educator, Anacostia Senior High School, Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Ginsburg Forensic Interviewer, Sag Harbor Child Advocacy Center
Jessica C. Harris, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Historical Studies, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Robert L. Harris, Jr., PhD - Professor, Africana Studies, Cornell University
William H. Harris, PhD President, Alabama State University
Danielle C. Heard, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of California-Davis
Marcia D. Hernandez, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of the PacificTed N. Ingram, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Student Development, Bronx Community College, C.U.N.Y.
Kenneth Mack, JD, PhD Professor, Harvard Law School
Marcella L. McCoy Deh, PhD Director of Honors Program, Philadelphia University
Anita K. McDaniel, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Andre McKenzie EdD Vice President, Academic Support Services, Special and Opportunity Programs, St. John's University
Cheryl L. Nuñez, MEd Vice Provost for Diversity, Xavier University
Sandra Mizumoto Posey, PhD Director, Learning Communities and First Year Success and Associate Professor, Institute for Women's Studies and Services, Metropolitan State College of Denver.
Rashawn Ray, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland-College Park
Said Sewell, PhD Associate Professor, Political Science and Executive Director, Academic Success Center, Fort Valley State University
Craig L. Torbenson, PhD Associate Professor, Department of History, Witchita State University
MaryBeth Walpole, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education, Rowan University
Michael H. Washington, EdD Professor, History Department, Director, Afro-American Studies, Northern Kentucky University
Deborah Elizabeth Whaley, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of American Studies, University of Iowa"
"One of the first scholarly works published on BGLOs, African American Fraternities and Sororities not only provides a history of these overlooked organizations and their impact on America but serves as an unbiased testament to the intellect, dignity, commitment, and courage of the 'Divine Nine' in their struggles against recial injustice." Tennessee Historical Commission"