I am keenly interested in the convergence of race, gender and digital media. I write both (online and in print) and create videos about racism and anti-racism in an increasingly global networked society. On a recent trip to Amsterdam, I happened upon a major antiracism rally (protestors pictured here, more photos here). The rally was organized as a challenge Geert Wilders, a Dutch MP, and his film, Fitna, widely regarded as racist. For more about the rally, race, gender and anti-racism in Holland, you can go here.

My background and training is in sociology (M.A., Ph.D., Sociology, University of Texas-Austin) and I currently live and work in New York City. While at Hunter College, I directed a number of research projects that investigated urban health as a social justice issue. I directed a project that looked at the inequities of race, gender, class and health that shape the experience of young men formerly incarcerated at Rikers Island. For more frequent updates from me about digital media, sociology and life, check out my personal blog, Thinking at the Interface.