Raymond Winbush

Raymond A. Winbush (b. 31 March, 1948 in Homestead, Pennsylvania) is an American-African, scholar/activist who is Director of the Institute for Urban Research at [Morgan State University] http://www.morgan.edu/. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Winbush received his undergraduate degree from Oakwood College. As an honor undergraduate, he won a fellowship to the University of Chicago and scholarships to Harvard and Yale Universities. In 1973, Dr. Winbush received his MA and, in 1976, the PhD from the University of Chicago. He has taught at Oakwood College, Alabama A&M University, Vanderbilt University and is currently professor at Morgan State University. During his 14 year tenure at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Winbush served as Assistant Provost, held an adjunct professorship in the Department of Psychology and was Director of the Johnson Black Cultural Center and Director of Intercultural Affairs. In 1989, he was first Vice President for Minority Affairs at Cleveland State University and, in 1995, was Director of the Race Relations Institute at Fisk University. In addition to serving on the editorial board of the "Journal of Black Studies" and as executive board member for the National Council for Black Studies, Dr. Winbush has been professional consultant and southern region president to the Association of Black Culture Centers.

In 2002, Ray Winbush aided in establishing the Global Afrikan Congress and appeared as race relations expert on the Oprah Winfrey show in 2005. His books, "The Warrior Method: A Program for Rearing Healthy Black Boys" and "Should America Pay? Slavery and The Raging Debate on Reparations" (http://raymondwinbush.com/) were published in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Currently, Dr. Winbush continues his work on the Encyclopaedia Africana Project and his forthcoming book, "A Brief History of White People".

Encyclopaedia Africana Project

Grant Writer; Technical Consultant

1995-2002 Benjamin Hooks Professor of Social Justice, Fisk University

1995-2002 Director, Race Relations Institute, Fisk University

1991-1995 Assistant Provost/Director Johnson Black Cultural Center, Vanderbilt University

Consultant, Encyclopaedia Africana Project Accra, Ghana, West Africa

2001: Delegate to United Nations, World Conference Against Racism, Durban, South Africa

2000: Fisk 2000 Study Tour of Ghana- It is important that Black people, throughout the world, have a clear understanding that Dr. Du Bois's and Dr. Nkrumah's call for a series of books, defining the world from an African-centered viewpoint, is still alive and well with the Encyclopaedia Africana Project, in Ghana.

Fisk University's historic Race Relations Institute- In the tradition of the legendary Sankofa Bird of Ghana, fetches from the past and accompanies you on a ten day tour of beautiful Ghana, West Africa, to study the works of W.E.B. Du Bois, Kwame Nkrumah, George Padmore and the culture and people of Ghana, West Africa.

1997: "National Dialogue on Race"- A recently received five-year $2.6 million grant from the Kellogg Foundation will establish a "National Dialogue on Race" that will create regional conversations on the most troubling issue of our times: Race Relations.

1996: Ghana Research Fellowship- Studied the last two years of Du Bois's life in Accra, Ghana, West Africa and his work with the Encyclopaedia Africana. An article published in the Independence Day 40th Anniversary issue of "Ghana Review International", UK, examines Du Bois's motivation and collaboration with President Kwame Nkrumah regarding this monumental work.