Adolphus G. Belk Jr
Dr. Adolphus G. Belk, Jr. is a political analyst and professor of political science and African American studies.[1][2] He was born in New York to Mrs. Azalia Belk and Mr. Adolphus Belk, Sr. He currently teaches at Winthrop University with a focus on issues of race and politics.[3][4] He also specializes in the "prison-industrial complex."[5][6] He is a political commentator and has published in periodicals such as Time and Democrat.[7] He was a guest editor for a special issue of the Journal of Race and Policy, in which he publishes regularly.[3]
Career
He was a double major, receiving a B.A. in African American Studies and a B.A. in Political Science from Syracuse University. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Maryland.
Publications
Guest Editor
- Journal of Race and Policy - 2008
Published Works
- “Peanuts, Pigs, Trash and Prisons: The Politics of Punishment in the Old Dominion and Sussex County,”[6]
- A New Generation of Native Sons: Men of Color and the Prison-Industrial Complex, The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute - 2006 [8]
- Making It Plain : Deconstructing the Politics of the American Prison-Industrial Complex (thesis) - 2003[9]
TV Appearances
- "Do South Carolina Primaries Foreshadow Shifting Political Priorities?" PBS, 2006 (himself)
References
- ↑ | Archives | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/us/politics/14carolina.html?pagewanted=print
- 1 2 Winthrop University - Dr. Adolphus G. Belk, Jr Archived June 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Candidates Exchange Jabs at Democratic Debate : NPR
- ↑ The Sentencing Project Clearinghouse Data - A New Generation of Native Sons: Men of Color & the Prison-Industrial Complex Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 The Courier Online News&Notes - Volume 34, No. 12 - June 10, 2005
- ↑ Blacks moving away from Clinton to Obama, poll shows
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ Making it plain : deconstructing the politics of the American prison-industrial complex (Book, 2003) [WorldCat.org]