The National Council for Black Studies Finds a New Home

The National Council for Black Studies (NCBS), which was established in 1975, is moving from Georgia State University to a new home in the department of Africana studies at the University of Cincinnati.

Terry Kershaw, vice president of the NCBS and chair of the department of Africana studies at the University of Cincinnati was instrumental in achieving the move. Dr. Kershaw noted that the establishment of a graduate program, the recent hiring of new black studies scholars, and a partnership with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, made the move the right fit for NCBS.

Dr. Kershaw is a graduate of the State University of New York at Cortland. He holds a master’s degree in black studies from Ohio State and a Ph.D. in sociology from Washington State University. Prior to coming to the University of Cincinnati in 2009, Dr. Kershaw lead the Africana studies program and was the director of the Center for Race and Social Policy at Virginia Tech.

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