Joshua K. Wright, Ph.D., is an associate professor of history in the Global Studies Department at Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC. He teaches courses in American History, Black Studies, International Affairs, and Political Science. He is the author of Wake Up, Mr. West: Kanye West and the Double Consciousness of Black Celebrity (2021) and Empire and Black Images in Popular Culture (2018). Dr. Wright also hosts “Woke History,” a new podcast series streaming on the National Public Radio (NPR) One app.

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