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377 Contributors Kelso Anderson, JD, is an attorney in New York. He earned a BA from Rutgers College and a JD from Rutgers School of Law. Anderson was initiated into Kappa Xi Lambda chapter (New York City) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Felix L. Armfield, PhD, is professor in the Department of History and Social Studies Education at Buffalo State College, where he teaches courses in U.S. history and the African American historical experience. He earned a BA in history and an MA in American history from North Carolina Central University and a PhD in American history from Michigan State University. Armfield is the author of Black Life in West Central Illinois, and his chapter “Eugene Kinckle Jones: A Statesman for the Times” was published in African American Leadership : An Empowerment Tradition in Social Welfare History. Armfield pledged Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in 1989 through the Beta Theta Lambda chapter (Durham, North Carolina). Y. Sekou Bermiss, PhD, is assistant professor of management at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He received a BS in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MS and PhD in management and organizations from Northwestern University. One of his primary research interests is the impact of intangible company assets, such as organizational identity and reputation, on company outcomes. Bermiss is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He was initiated into the Omicron Upsilon chapter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the fall of 1996 and has been active with the Queens, New York (Zeta Zeta Lambda), and Austin, Texas (Gamma Eta Lambda), chapters. Michael Alexander Blake is deputy associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. In that role, he coordinates outreach to the African American and minority business leader community. Blake began his work for President Obama during the campaign, when he served as deputy political director and state constituency outreach director for the Iowa caucus campaign and later Michigan deputy director and state political director. Blake was re- 378 Contributors cently named one of the 100 History Makers in the Making by TheGrio.com and one of the top ten black politicians on the rise by MSNBC. Blake received a BS from the Medill School of Journalism of Northwestern University. He was initiated into Alpha Mu chapter (Northwestern University) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and sat on Alpha’s Board of Directors as the midwestern assistant regional vice president. Stefan M. Bradley, PhD, is associate professor in the Department of History and African American Studies at Saint Louis University. He earned a BA from Gonzaga University, an MA from Washington State University, and a PhD from the University of Missouri–Columbia. Bradley’s scholarly works include his award-winning book Harlem vs. Columbia University: Black Student Power in the Late 1960s, as well as articles in the Journal of African American History, Afro-Americans in New York Life and History, and American Studies and book chapters in We Shall Independent Be: African-American Place-Making and the Struggle to Claim Space in the United States and Black Greek-Letter Organizations in the 21st Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun. Bradley is Life Member Number 10552 of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He was initiated into Xi Epsilon Lambda (Columbia, Missouri). CrystalChambers(formerly Gafford Muhammad), JD, PhD, is assistant professor in the Higher Education Leadership Program at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. She was a summa cum laude graduate of Spelman College and earned a JD and PhD in education policy from the University of Virginia. Chambers’s coedited volume From Diplomas to Doctorates: The Success of Black Women in Higher Education and Its Implications for Equal Educational Opportunities for All was featured by the American Association of Colleges and Universities. She has two books: Support Systems and Services for Diverse Populations: Considering the Intersection of Race, Gender, and the Needs of Black Female Undergraduates and Black American Female Undergraduates on Campus: Successes and Challenges (forthcoming). Kenneth I. Clarke Sr., DMin, is director of Cornell United Religious Work, the umbrella organization for religious and spiritual groups at Cornell University. He earned a BA in English from Morgan State University, an MDiv from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, and a DMin from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He is an ordained Baptist minister. Clarke’s scholarly publications include “Faith and Fraternalism: A Doctrinal and Empirical Analysis,” in Black Greek-Letter Organizations 2.0: New Directions in the Study...

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