I received the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Service at the University of Oklahoma. Find out more here! The Northeast Oklahoma City Renaissance board gave me a shout out here!
I was part of a panel at the Voting Rights in the South conference hosted by Vanderbilt Social Justice Reporter, in collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall Institute at the Legal Defense Fund. Check out more details about the conference here!
I was interviewed about endorsements in the upcoming Texas elections! Check it out here!
I am featured in this Rethinking Women’s Political Power report done by the Center for American Women. Check it out here under the State Voices section!
I am featured in this NPR piece about Ranked Choice Voting. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this article about the Bridgeport, CT mayoral election. You can check it out here!
I am quoted in this Governing article about the November 2023 elections! Check it out here!
I was appointed to the Oklahoma County Home Finance Authority by County Commissioner Blumert. You can read about it here, here, and here!
I am the APSA Member of the month! You can read about it here!
I am quoted in this article about the 2023 Houston Mayoral election. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this Carolina Public Press article about the Voter ID laws in North Carolina. Check it out here!
I was a keynote speaker at Civics Con! Check it out here!
I am quoted in this article about the 2023 Chicago Mayoral race. Check it out here!
I was part of a panel for Leadership OKC discussing the Human Rights Commission. Check out the coverage here!
Please find the Press Release about the Human Rights Commission in Oklahoma City and our research on Human Rights in Oklahoma City here!
I am quoted in this article about Black women and statewide races in 2022. Check it out here!
I wrote an OpEd about the importance of voting here in Oklahoma (with Senator George E. Young, Sr.). Check it out here!
I am quoted in this article about early voting in Connecticut. Check it out here and here!
I am quoted in this article about the 2022 Elections. I shared some thoughts about the Oklahoma Gubernatorial Election with Governing. Check it out here!
I was a guest on the Got Science? podcast. We talked about National Voter Registration Day and some of the reasons people don’t vote. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this article about voter concerns going into the 2022 Midterm elections. Check it out here!
I’ll be the Keynote Speaker at the OneVoice Brunch & Awards Ceremony for the Oklahoma Women’s Alliance. You can learn more here! You can get your tickets here!
I was interviewed for the NPR Politics Podcast about Black voters and Redistricting. Check it out here!
I am pleased to announce that I am a member of Leadership OKC Class 40! Check it out here!
I was interviewed about the timing of the Democratic Primaries in 2024 and Connecticut. Check it out here and here!
After more than two years of work, the City Council in Oklahoma City passed an ordinance to re-establish the Human Rights Commission! You can learn more about it here, here, here, and here! I want to thank the members of the task force, the city staff, and the council members for making this happen!
I gave a talk to the 2021-2022 Healthy States National Task Force at the Southern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City. Check out more here!
Check out our report, Achieving Multiracial, Multiparty Democracy, with Union of Concerned Scientists here!
I am quoted in this article about the status of the Human Rights Commission in Oklahoma City. Check it out here!
I did this in-depth interview about Primary Elections with Elite Daily. Check it out here!
I am quoted in USA Today about moving the Democratic Primaries! Check it out here!
We wrote and Blog Post about Biden’s nomination of Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court (with Adrienne Jones) for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Check it out here!
I was a panelist for the City of Portland, ME’s Charter Commission. Check out the news coverage here!
I was on IA to discuss Voting Rights. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this Governing article about the Mayoral elections in November 2021! Check it out here!
I was on Red, White, and Confused to talk about removing Confederate Monuments. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this New York Times article about Black Female Mayors. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this article about the new majority-female city council in Birmingham, AL. Check it out here!
I co-authored this report entitled “Consequences of Final Five Voting for Communities of Color” (with Barry Burden) for the Institute for Political Innovation. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this article about RCV! Check it out here!
I am quoted in this REV-elution post about the 2021 Durham Municipal Elections! Check out part 1 here and part 2 here!
I am quoted in this Governing article about the importance of Mayoral Elections this year. Check it out here! My quote was picked up by Race Deconstructed on CNN.
I was a guest on the No Limit Podcast! Check it out here!
I spoke with Insider about the importance of Juneteenth. Check it out here!
I was on 1A (NPR) to discuss the State of Voting Rights. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this Governing article about why some Mayors are not seeking re-election. Check it out here!
Communities for Human Rights wrote an Op-Ed about the importance of Human Rights. Check it out here!
I was interviewed by NPR Weekend about the Human Rights Task Force here in Oklahoma City. Check it out here!
I wrote a piece about the importance of community in this moment for the Washington Post. Check it out here!
I was interviewed for the Daily Tar Heel about the role of local PACs in elections. Check it out here!
I was on 1A to discuss Voting Rights. Check it out here!
I was interviewed by NonDoc! Check it out here!
We (Kate Lowe, Sarah Reckhow, and I) wrote a piece about transportation and racial equity for the Monkey Cage. Check it out here!
I was on MPR with Kerry Miller discussing the Democratic Party’s Mandate. Check it out here!
I was quoted in a piece about endorsements in local elections in Fort Worth. Check it out here!
We wrote a post discussing our work on Confederate Monuments in the current moment. Check it out here!
I wrote a piece with Melissa Michelson about the Georgia Senate Wins and the role of Black Women and community. Check it out here!
I was a guest on MPR News with Kerri Miller discussing Warnock’s win in Georgia. Check it out here!
I appeared on Episode #2 of the Darts and Letters podcast. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this piece from HuffPost about Partisanship. Check it out here!
I was a guest on MPR News with Kerri Miller discussing the 2020 election. Check it out here!
I was part of a post election panel with Oklahoma Engaged. Check it out here!
I wrote about state and local politics in 2020 for The Norman Transcipt. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this piece from Vox Magazine about Voter Suppression in 2020. Check it out here!
I wrote a piece about BLM and Local Politics for Impakter. You can find it here!
I was featured on the New Books in Political Science podcast. Check it out here!
I received a grant for “Community Led Policy and Design: A Multidisciplinary Think Tank” with Vanessa Morrison and Deborah Richards. The grant is part of the OU Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships’ Inequities in the Academic Research and Creative Activity Enterprise Rapid Response Seed Grant program.
We wrote an Op-Ed about ending anonymous shell companies. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this Philadelphia Inquirer piece about the President. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this OU Daily article about Juneteenth. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this New York Times Opinion piece. Check it out here!
I was interviewed about Communities for Human Rights #OKC4HR to talk about our campaign to re-establlish the Human Right Commission in Oklahoma City.
I was on Brut America talking about Confederate Monument Removals. Check it out here!
I wrote about public opinion on the protests, police action, and potential actions for the Outlook Section of the Washington Post! The Op-Ed was also picked up by a local paper here!
I was a guest on Ask a Political Scientist with Andrea Jones-Rooy. We discussed Anti-Black Racism in Political Science and Academia. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this Governing article about COVID-19 and protests. Check it out here!
I appeared on the local news to discuss what calls to Defund the Police really means. Check it out here!
I am quoted in this Morning Consult article about current Public Opinion and what it means for the 2020 Election. Check it out here!
I was quoted in this article about the Baltimore Mayoral Election. Check it out here!
I was guest on the Check-In on KBIA! We discussed political discourse and COVID-19! Check it out here!
I was the first guest on The Kid in the Principal’s Office! Check it out here!
I was on an amazing panel discussing African Americans and the Coronavirus. The event hosted by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. The video is here! (I come in at 1:37:05)! #NCOBPSTownhall
I was a guest on What it Do Thursdays with Dr. Allison Mathews! Check it out here!
I served as the guest co-host on United Voice Oklahoma (again)! We interviewed Jon Middendorf! Check it out here!
I am quoted in this Governing article about local government responses to the coronavirus.
I served as the guest co-host on United Voice Oklahoma. We interviewed Gene Rainbolt! Check it out here!
I was the first guest on Ask a Political Scientist with Andrea Jones-Rooy and it was so much fun! Check us out here! The show was covered by Broadway World!
I was on Straight Talk with Dean and Marc here!
I was featured on United Voice Oklahoma!
I wrote about the current Primary process and the need for Diversity!
I wrote a piece for The Monkey Cage about Black endorsements here!
Check out my Introduction to African and African American Studies Black History Month Playlist here! Link to citations here!
The College of Arts and Sciences here are OU asked me to share my path to the Clara Luper Department of African and African American Studies!
I shared some thoughts about the NFL100 celebration here!
We wrote a blog post for The Washington Post Monkey Cage here for our paper: Set in Stone? Predicting Confederate Monument Removal.
Durham had municipal elections last week and I shared my thoughts here!
I shared some thoughts about Black women elected to mayor’s office here!
I was on the No Jargon Podcast here! I shared some thoughts on endorsements in local elections.
Diversity matters! I shared some thoughts here!
I shared some thoughts on Mayor Buttigieg here!
I shared some thoughts on the first Democratic presidential debates with MPR here!
I contributed to a discussion of Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities by Jessica Trounstine for the Forum for Urban Affairs Review here!
I spoke with WNYC about the challenges faced by Women of Color in Politics here!
I offered some thoughts on the Municipal and School Board Elections in Columbia, MO here on @KBIA!
I am quoted here talking about the historic election of Lori Lightfoot in Chicago!
I was on MPR News discussing the Bernie Sanders announcement. Check it out here!
The Memphis City Council appointed three new African Americans to the council. I shared some thoughts here!
I was on KBIA talking about Local Government in Columbia, Mo.
Why I think local politics matters here!
Politics and the holidays: Set ground rules and expectations before you sit down to eat!
One more segment on BBC World News to re-cap the Midterm Elections here!
Missouri Senate Race Coverage here and here!
I was featured on a segment with BBC World News talking about the Missouri Senate Race. I appeared as a regular voter and I asked to be the non-partisan voice! Check it out here!
Check out this Podcast! The American Ingredient with Eric McDaniel (and available on Stitcher and Google Play)!
Check this out: I am quoted in this article about Black Mayors!
Check out Episode 6: Multi-Racial Electoral Coalitions for Minority Candidates with the Niskanen Center Podcast!
Check out this interview I did for The State of Things!
Check out this Op-Ed about the 2017 Elections in Durham!
Check this story on the 2015 Elections in Durham!
Check out this Op-Ed about Turnout in Durham!