Department of History and Philosophy
College of Liberal Arts

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Dr. Denae Powell

Assistant Professor
Email: denae.powell@jsums.edu
Phone: 601-979-2191
Location: Dollye M.E. Robinson Building, Office 344

DEGREES:
Ph.D. – Pan-African Studies, University of Louisville (2022)
M.A. – Arts Leadership, University of Houston (2017)
B.A. – Education, Tougaloo College (2015)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Black Women’s History
African American Studies
Pan African Studies
Race & Media

COURSES TAUGHT:
HIST 101: History of Civilization I
HIST 102: History of Civilization II
HIST 385: History of African American Women

PROFESSSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
National Council for Black Studies (NCBS)
The Southern Conference on African American Studies, Inc. (SCAASI)

PUBLICATIONS:

Book Chapter:

Powell, W. D. (Awaiting Excepted Publication Date). Resounding Resistance – A critical examination of the historical and mediated resistance in John Singleton’s Rosewood (1997). In J. Carr, John Singleton: The Soulful Auteur. Bloomington: Indiana University Press

Journal Articles:

Crawford, M., Muhammad Murphy, W.D., Pegram, B. (2026). “The World is Yours”: BlackPlanet.com and the Black Birth of the Social Media Age. The Griot: The Journal of African American Studies

Powell, W. D. (2022). Say a Word: A Textual Analysis of News Coverage of the 1961 Tougaloo Nine Study-In. The Griot: The Journal of African American Studies, 16-30

RESOURCES