TCR Breaking News: AME Member Inaugurated as President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists

TCR Breaking News: AME Member Inaugurated as President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists Today, Tiffany Willoughby-Herard was inaugurated as the President of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) during the 52nd session of the Conference which was held virtually.  She is is an associate professor in the Department of African American Studies at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on black political thought, black radical movements, and queer and trans sexualities. Previous to her inauguration, she serviced as President-Elect (Vice-President) and will serve in her role until 2023. Willoughby-Herard authored the book Waste of a White Skin: The Carnegie Corporation and the Racial Logic of White Vulnerability (University of California Press 2015) and edited the volume Theories of Blackness: On Life and Death (Cognella 2011).  She has published articles in Journal of Contemporary Thought; Cultural Dynamics; African Identities; Social Justice; National Political Science Review; Politics, Groups, & Identities; South African Review of Sociology, New Political Science, Race in Anthropology, focusing on intersectional topics in universities in the US and South Africa. Willoughby-Herard is the former editor of the National Political Science Review (2016–2019), current book review editor for Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies, member of the editorial advisory board for the journal of the Critical Ethnic Studies Association. In 2016, Willoughby-Herard was a member of the Women of Color Advisory Board to the Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession for the American Political Science Association.  She is a member and Church School teacher at Christ Our Redeemer, Irvine pastored by Rev. Dr. Ralph Williamson.

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