David Ikard
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | College Professor |
| Location | Tallahassee, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | is a professor of African American Literature and director of Africana Studies at the University of Miami. His research interests include black gender studies, cultural criticism, hip hop culture, and post-racial politics. He has published three books including, Nation of Cowards: Black Activism in Barack Obama's Post-Racial America and Blinded by the Whites: Why Race Still Matters in 21st-Century America. |
| Interests | African American Literature, Black Gender Politics, Black Popular Culture, African American Critical Theory, Contemporary Politics and Cultural, and Hip Hop Studies. |
| Favorite movies | Malcolm X |
| Favorite music | Old School hip hop, Neo-Soul, Contemporary Country, Gospel (Old and New), Reggae, Soft Rock |
| Favorite books | The Fire Next Time, Going to the Territory, The Known World, Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting, Intuitionist, Sula |

