12 February 2008
Author To Discuss African Americans and U.S. Foreign Policy
Ask America webchat with American University Professor Clarence Lusane
As African-American History Month continues, professor and author Clarence Lusane will discuss the influence and role of African Americans in shaping U.S. foreign policy.
On February 20, at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT), please join Professor Lusane for this discussion.
Lusane teaches courses at American University in comparative race relations; modern social movements; comparative politics of Africa, the Caribbean and Europe; black political theory and political behavior; international drug politics; and jazz and international relations. His current research interests are international race politics, human rights and electoral politics. His most recent book is Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice: Foreign Policy, Race, and the New American Century (2006). Lusane received his Ph.D. in political science from Howard University in 1997.
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