Dr. R.A. Ptahsen-Shabazz is Wordee author of the upcoming, Power from the Podium: The Story of Black Olympians, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, with Artworks by Kephera Ife; Dr. Shabazz is also professor of Africana Studies at Nassau Community College in Long Island, NY. Born and raised between the Bronx and Westchester, Bro. Ptah-Shabazz is of Jamaican maternal and African-American paternal heritage. He attended college on track scholarships received from Howard University and the University of South Carolina, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism and Mass Communications. He then attended graduate school at Temple University where he earned the Master of Arts and Ph.D. degrees in African American Studies. Dr. Shabazz has committed his life to researching and teaching on the often-forgotten contributions that Black/African people have made to human culture and progress; on such topics he has spoken internationally.
His first book is Black to the Roots: Reggae Rise, Downpression and Reascension. For book orders and/or presentations, contact R.A. Ptahsen-Shabazz at Blacktotheroots.net.