Dr. M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at CSU, Long Beach where he teaches classes on history and the social sciences. He is also co-advisor of the Africana Studies Students Association and the Black Student Union. In the spring of 2016, Claybrook completed his Ph.D. in Cultural Studies with a Certificate in Africana Studies from Claremont Graduate University. His dissertation is entitled, Student Engagement, Cultural Politics, and the Black Students Movement: A Case Study in Los Angeles, 1965- 1975 where he argues that student activism is an intellectually and academically relevant activity linking concepts learned in the classroom to the real world. He also completed a Masters in General Education with a concentration in Multi-Cultural Education from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) researching the impact of European education on African identity and consciousness comparing the historical experiences of African people and their descendants in Tanzania, Ghana, and the United States. He also earned to Bachelors of Arts degrees at LMU in African American Studies with a concentration in History and a History degree with a concentration Africa.Dr. Claybrook 's research interest include the Black Freedom Movement, the Global Black Freedom Movement, Black Student Movement, Black Los Angeles, African Deep Thought and Critical Thinking, African and African Diasporic Intellectual History.Dr. Claybrook has published in the International Journal of Africana Studies, Journal of Black Studies, Journal of African American Studies, Africology: International Journal of Pan African Studies, and the award winning online scholarly Blog Black Perspectives. He has also published book reviews, journal articles, encyclopedia entries, and book chapters on these topics such as Building the Basics: A Handbook for Pursuing Academic Excellence in Africana Studies.Dr. Claybrook regularly attends conferences such as the National Conference of Black Studies National conference, the African Heritage Studies Association, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus conference, and other conferences. Dr. Claybrook has lent his expertise on “Today in L.A.” on NBC4, KJLH’s “Front Page with Dominque DePrima,” KPCC- NPR on “AirTalk with Larry Mantle,” and several other television and print media outlets.