Invited Papers, Presentations, and Media Interviews
Links To Recorded Videos and Interviews Can Be Accessed Below
“The Facts About Project 2025: A Historical Assessment On The Pro-Trump Proposal to Reshape America,” Auburn NAACP, Melody’s Co-Working Space, October 2024
“The Facts About Project 2025: A Historical Assessment On The Pro-Trump Proposal to Reshape America,” George Kilpatrick Inspiration For The Nation Show, October 2024
“The Facts About Project 2025: A Historical Assessment On The Pro-Trump Proposal to Reshape America,” Utica NAACP, Mohawk Valley Community College, October 2024
“The Facts About Project 2025: A Historical Assessment On The Pro-Trump Proposal to Reshape America,” Syracuse NAACP, Bethany Baptist Church, October 2024
A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People, Keynote Address: “Is This America: Fannie Lou Hamer at the 1964 DNC,” Utica University, October 2024
“The Facts About Project 2025: A Historical Assessment On The Pro-Trump Proposal to Reshape America,” Rome NAACP Chapter, Jervis Library, Rome, New York September 2024
“Congressman James Clyburn in Syracuse to highlight the Importance of Voting,” Utica Phoenix, September 2024
“Old Philadelphians, the Great Migration, and the Irony of Progressive Politics,” in “If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress: Black Politics in 20th Century Philadelphia, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA., August 2024
Panelist on MLK Film Screening, Mohawk Valley Hate and Bias Prevention Unit, NYS Division of Human Rights, February 2024
“Why History Matters,” Utica Academy of Science, February 2024
The Fight For Jobs, Justice and Freedom: An Unfinished Non-Violent Revolution for Social Justice and the Soul of the Nation, Keynote, Syracuse NAACP, January 2024
Reflections On Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Rome NAACP Breakfast, January 2024
The Fight For Jobs, Justice and Freedom: An Unfinished Non-Violent Revolution for Social Justice and the Soul of the Nation, Keynote, Mohawk Valley Frontiers King Day Program, January 2024
“Attacks Against Black History Are Nothing New,” Rome Afro-American Society, November 2023
“Race and Racism in Public Health and Medicine: A Conversation On Health Disparities and Inclusive Healthcare Practices in the United States,” School of Health Professions and Education, Utica University, November 2023.
“The Global Politics of Whiteness: A Conversation on the Ideologies and Politics of Mestizaje, Colorblindness, and Anti-Wokism,” Nexus Seminar, Utica university, October 2023
“Talks Underway As Hochul Reviews Reparations Study Bill, Spectrum News, September 2023
“The Kyle Rittenhouse Case Had Little To Do With Self-Defense: An Unresolved History of Racial Violence, Whiteness, and American Retrenchment To Civil Rights During the Long Black Freedom Struggle In The Urban North,” Keynote Address New York State Minorities in Criminal Justice, Inc Annual Symposium, Niagara Falls, September 2023
“The Origins and Evolution of Racism and the Work it Performs: A Conversation with the Rome Public School District,” Rome Free Academy, September 2023
Comments on Governor David Paterson’s Legacy in “Ex-NY Gov. David Paterson outlines how Kathy Hochul could win bail budget battle,” New York Post, March 17, 2023
“Remembering the Legacy of Governor David A. Paterson, New York State’s First Black Governor,” Keynote Address, War Room, David A. Paterson Building Dedication, Albany, New York, March 17, 2023
My comments on critical race theory in “Utica Professors Demystify Critical Race Theory at Panel Discussion,” Tangerine, March 2023
My comments on the importance of student involvement in the NAACP in “Local NNAC Chapter Asks For More Involvement At Panel Event,” Tangerine, February 2023
“Frank Rizzo’s Philadelphia: The Origins Of Colorblind Racism and the Nature of America’s Enduring Racial Fault Line, From the Post-Civil Rights Era to the Present,” Black History Month Keynote, Utica University, February 2023
My comments on the importance of shared governance and the academic restricting at Utica University in “Rally Hosted In Response To Academic Program Review,” Tangerine, February 2023
“The Conservative Attack Against African American History, Critical Race Theory, LGBTQ Studies, and Critical Thought As Seen Through the Lens of the Long Black Freedom Struggle,” The Hot Seat Radio Show, Utica, New York, February 2023
“The 1960s and Expanding Ideas of Black Rights,” Time For An Awakening Podcast, Philadelphia, February 2023
“The 1960s and Expanding Ideas of Black Rights,” Historical Society of Pennsylvania, February 2023
“The 1960s and Expanding Ideas of Black Rights,” Free Library 40th and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, February 2023
“Old Philadelphians, the Great Migration, and the Irony of Progressive Politics” in “If There Is No Struggle There Is No Progress: Black Politics in 20ht Century Philadelphia, American Historical Association in Joint Session with the Urban History Association, Philadelphia, January 2023
"How Can We Truly Fight For Our Collective Future If We Don't Know Our Collective Past?: A Talk On Black Student Union Activism In Sankofaian Perspective, Keynote Address For The Black Student Union At Utica University, December 2022
"Examining A Major Barrier To Equity And Inclusion For The 21st Century: A Talk On The Social Dangers Associated With The Silence Of Black Women's Voice In American History, African American History, And Women's Studies," Keynote Address for the Utica-Oneida County NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner, November 2022.
“The Kyle Rittenhouse Case Had Little To Do With Self-Defense: An Unresolved History of Racial Violence, Whiteness, and American Retrenchment To Civil Rights During the Long Black Freedom Struggle In The Urban North,” Keynote Address for the Campus Citizen Review Board, SUNY Binghamton, November 2022.
"Why Ghana?": A Talk On A Recent Trip To The Former Gold Coast, Its Place In Global History, And The Question Is Africa Rising?," Keynote Address For SUNY Oswego 16th Annual Global Awareness Conference, November 2022.
My comments on Ghana in “Interprofessional Experiences In Ghana,” Tangerine, October 2023
"Race and Reform During the Early Progressive Era: How the South’s Lost Cause Triumphed in the Urban North," Keynote Address for New York State Minorities in Criminal Justice Annual Symposium, White Plains, New York, September 2022.
"Why Ghana?": A Talk On A Recent Trip To Ghana, Its Place in Global History, and Possibilities for Partnership in International Education, Utica University, September 2022
"Origins, Evolution, and Present Day Consequences of Racial Inequality in U.S. Housing Policy in Historical Perspective,” Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative, September 2022
"PA Local: Erie's Black Emigres: A Panel on the Legacy of the Great Migration in Pennsylvania, Spotlight PA, September, 2022
“The African American Experience, Interview with Clem Harris,” PCN TV, August 2022
“How the History of the Long Black Freedom Struggle Can Help Students Understand Links Between the Past and Present,” Race and Second-Class Citizenship Fortunoff Virtual Summer Institute for Teachers at Yale University, August 2022
“Philadelphia the Most Liberal and Anti-Black City in the Urban North: Disenfranchisement, Racial Violence, and the African American Struggle for Political Friends in the Antebellum Era,” The American Political History Conference, Purdue University, June 2022
“Philadelphia, the Most Liberal and Anti-Black City in the Urban North: Disenfranchisement, Racial Violence, and the African American Struggle for Political Friends in the Antebellum Era,” Conference Paper for the Society of Civil War Historians, June 2022
“A Discussion on Reconstructing Philadelphia,” Celebrating Walter Licht on His Retirement After 44 Years at Penn, University of Pennsylvania, May 2022 “American Retrenchment To Civil Rights,” Unity March, Utica University, City Hall, April 2022
“The Kyle Rittenhouse Case Had Little To Do With Self-Defense: An Unresolved History of Racial Violence, Whiteness, and American Retrenchment To Civil Rights During the Long Black Freedom Struggle In The Urban North,” Utica University, February 2022
“The Kyle Rittenhouse Case Had Little To Do With Self-Defense: An Unresolved History of Racial Violence, Whiteness, and American Retrenchment To Civil Rights During the Long Black Freedom Struggle In The Urban North,” Yale University, February 2022
“MLK: His Work, His Legacy, Our Future,” The Hot Seat, the Cassandra Harris-Lockwood Show, Utica Phoenix Radio, 95.5 FM, January 2022
"The African Diasporic Roots of American Law Enforcement: The Persistence of Racism, The Need for Reform, and Why Racal, Ethnic, and Gender Diversity Must Be Protected Priorities," Keynote Address for New York State Minorities in Criminal Justice, Inc., November 2021
"Contested Notions of Democracy in the Urban North: African American Political Activism in the City of Brotherly Love," Conference Paper Accepted for the Urban History Association Annual Conference, October 2021
“How the History of the Long Black Freedom Struggle Can Help Students Understand Links Between the Past and Present,” Race and Second-Class Citizenship Fortunoff Virtual Summer Institute for Teachers at Yale University, August 2021
“Linking the Past to the Present: What Can Black Political History Tell Us About the Film Judas and the Black Messiah?,” Interview with Dr. Christa Heyward for the Elmira Black Film Festival, July 2021
Panelist for VNSNY Anti-Racism Council's Inaugural Juneteenth Freedom Day Program, June 2021
"How Did We Get Here?: The Post World War II Roots of the Black Lives Matter Movement," Inaugural Capital Region Juneteenth Conference and Sigma Sleep Out For Social Justice, SUNY Albany, June 2021
“Remembering Black Wall Street,” The Heat Phoenix Radio, 95.5, Utica, June 2021
“Beyond 8:46: Utica College Reflects and Remembers the Impact George Floyd’s Death had on citizens of our campus,” Utica College, April 2021
"How Did We Get Here?: The Post World War II Roots of the Black Lives Matter Movement," Inaugural Address for the Annual Legal Studies Lecture Series, ASA College, April 2021
"Dr. Clemmie Harris Host Zoom Talk on History of Race and Racism Within American Public Health Systems," U.C. Tangerine, March 2021
"Chauvin Trial Pause; Dem Voted Against HR1; Biden Expands Voting Access; Structural Racism in Healthcare; and Classmates Terrorize Teen," Roland Martin Unfiltered, panelist, March 2021
“All In: The Fight for Democracy,” NAACP, Rome Chapter, panelist, February 2021
“What Accounts for the Peculiar Relationship Between the African American Community, American Public Health Systems, and Medicine?: A Brief History on Race, Racism, and Colonialism in Public Health and Medicine,” Center for Historical Research, Utica College, Keynote Black History Month Address, February 2021
St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs, Protests and Policing Panel, February 2021
"Is this America?: Protests and Policing in Historical Context," Tampa Bay Times, February 2021
“What Accounts for the Peculiar Relationship Between the African American Community and the American Medical Profession?: A Brief History on Race and Racism in Public Health and Medicine,” Keynote Black History Month address U.C. Center for Historical Research, February 2021
"Insurrection RoundTable: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol," Utica College CHR, February 2021
“Reflections and Celebration: Black Heritage Month at Utica College,” Tangerine, February 2021
"How Did We Get Here?: The Post-World War II Origins of the Black Lives Matter Movement," Black History Month Keynote address U.S. Department of Education, February 2021
"Race and Reform in the Early Progressive Era: How the South's Lost Cause Triumphed in the Urban North," 1900 to Post-World War I for the Utica College Center for Historical Research Insurrection Series, January 2021
"What Accounts for the Peculiar Relationship Between the African American Community, American Public Health Systems, and Medicine?," Student National Medical Association at SUNY Upstate Medical University, December 2020.
"Bridging the Divide: Promoting Equity Through P3 Projects, The Lessons of History," P3 National Government Conference, December 2020
“Africana Studies Program to be Created: Goals to Expand Understanding of the Past and Present, U.C. Tangerine, December 2020
“Florida Town Fines BLM Protesters for Using Megaphones,” New York Daily News, November 2020
“Newport Richey Protesters Slapped with Megaphone Fines,” Tampa Bay Times, November 2020
“Post-Election Review: An Interview with Cassandra Harris-Lockwood,” The Cassandra-Lockwood Show, Utica, November 2020
“Where Do We Go From Here?: A Post-Election Conversation with Reverend Lawrence Aker III, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, and Dr. Clem Harris,” Cornerstone Baptist Church, November 2020
“Where Do We Go From Here: A Post-Election Conversation,” Positive Impact Media, November 2020
“Race and Reform in the Urban North: The Early Progressive Era of the 20th Century,” Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, October 2020
"Shopping Center Riot Rumor Rooted in Racism," U.C. Tangerine, September 2020
"How Did We Get Here?: The Post World War II Origins of the Black Lives Matter Movement," College-Community Partnership for Criminal Justice Reform Lecture Series, September 2020
"How Did We Get Here?: The Post World War II Origins of the Black Lives Matter Movement," Center For Historical Research, Utica College, September 2020
"Four Months After George Floyd Most of America Remains Resistant to Learning About Race and Racism," Walk A Mile for Unity, Utica College, September 2020
“Democratic Fears Grow Over 2020 Voter Suppression,” The Hill, June 2020
“How did we get here? And Where do we go from here?,” A Discussion on the Murder of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Urban Rebellion, Parts I&II, Utica College, June 2020
“Law Enforcement and Communities of Color: A Virtual Town Hall,” NAACP, June 2020
“Where do we go from here?: A Discussion on the Murder of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Urban Rebellion,” Impact Media, May 2020
“Sanders’ Ad with Obama Raises Eyebrows,” The Hill, March 2020
"Celebrating Black History Month,” U.C. Tangerine, February 2020
“Buttigieg, Klobuchar Face Uphill Battle In Pivot to Diverse States,” The Hill, February 2020
“Recent Racist Attacks at Syracuse University Are Rooted In The Black Student Revolution of 1968!” UCPublicAffairs.com December 2019
“Black Mobilization and the Fight for Civil Rights and Democracy During World War II, Rome Free Academy,” November 2019
"African American Independent Electoral Politics and the Rise of Civil Rights Liberalism in the Urban North, 1900 to World War I," Nexus Speaker Series, Utica College, November 2019
“When Halloween Becomes Racist,” Tangerine, November 2019
“Rising Warren faces uphill climb with black voters,” The Hill, August 2019
“The 2018 Mid-Term Elections and the Democratic Party’s Persistent Problem with African American Millennial Voters,” Reclaiming History, Hudson Mohawk Magazine, 105.3 FM, Troy, NY, July 2019
“The Paradox of Urban Progressivism: Race, Political Reform, and Violence in Early Twentieth Century Philadelphia,” 1900-World War I, The Hannah History of Medicine and Medical Humanities Speaker Series, McMaster University, February 2019
“Students Honor the Month,” UC Tangerine, February 2019.
“Blackface’s Shameful History Lingers Beyond Virginia,” UC Tangerine, February 2019.
“Free At Last? Struggles Followed Those Who Migrated North,” The Philadelphia Tribune, February 2019.
“The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Black Revolution on Campus: What Lessons Does It Hold for Issues of Diversity and Inclusion Today?” Utica College, November 2018.
“Why Interracial Populism Has Failed in America,” Utica College Political Science Honor Society, November 2018.
“1968 Election 50 Years Later: Dr. Clem Harris of Utica College Looks Back at Nixon’s Rise and Rhetoric-TALK! 100.7 FM,” Utica, NY, November 2018.
“Activists, Educators Examine Philly’s Place in 1968 Protests,” The Philadelphia Tribune, October 2018.
“The Post-World War II Roots of Black Protest and Electoral Activism in 1960s Philadelphia,” Historical Society of Pennsylvania, October 2018.
“NY-22 Minute: Racial and Ethnic Diversity Limited at Brindisi Town Halls,” UCPublicAffairs.com August 1, 2018
“Dr. Clem Harris Talks Robert Kennedy’s Assassination and 1968-TALK! 100.7 FM,” Utica, NY, June 2018.
“The Politics of Localism,” Guest Lecturer in HIS 311A, Utica College, April 2018.
“Students Discuss Police Brutality, Stephon Clark at BSU Event,” The Tangerine, April 2018.
“In Case You Forgot Black People are Still Being Shot: #Stephon Clark” Guest Speaker, Black Student Union Event, Utica College, 2018
“Why Did Martinique not Follow Haiti in the Era of Revolution?: Rebellion versus Revolution in the French Caribbean during the 19th Century” Guest Lecturer in PSY 411, Utica College, 2018
“BSU Addresses Lockdown Following Lockdown,” The Tangerine, March 2018.
“Lockdown Lifted: Students Return After ‘Credible Threat’ at Utica College,” Oneida Dispatch, March 2018.
“Historicizing Racial Stereotypes of Africa and the African Diaspora: Africana Studies in the Twenty-Frist Century Era of Alternative Facts,” Black History Month Keynote Address, Utica College, 2018.
“Rebellion, Emancipation, Labor, and the Rise of the Informal Economy During the Haitian Revolution,” Guest Lecturer, ANT 243, Utica College, 2018.
“The Racist History of Stop and Frisk,” Keynote Address for B.O.N.D. Annual Banquet, Utica College, 2018.
“Historicizing Racial Stereotypes of Africa and the African Diaspora: Africana Studies in the Twenty-Frist Century Era of Alternative Facts,” Black History Month Keynote Address, Syracuse University, 2018
“Issues in the History of Race, Perception, and the American Criminal Justice System,” Guest Lecturer, SOC300, Utica College January 2018
“Issues in the History of Race, Perception, and the American Criminal Justice System,” Government and Politics, Utica College January 2018
“Dems: Black Voters Deserve More from the Party,” The Hill, December 2017
“Race Progressives and the Rise of Anti-GOP Insurgency,” Center for Historical Research, Utica College, 2017
“Segregated Photos Cause Uproar On Campus,” The Tangerine, October 2017
“Progressives: Dems at risk of perennial election defeat,” The Hill, July 2017
“Redefining America: Our Values, Our Creed, Our Representation,” Syracuse University, March 2017
“The Dangers of Stop and Frisk Policies,” Op/Ed for the University of Pennsylvania Law School Reg/Blog, February 2017.
“Trump Forcefully Rejects Anti-Semitism,” The Hill, February 2017.
“Fighting for the Soul of American Democracy: Black Activism in Historical Perspective,” Wesleyan University, February 2017.
“Why Police Reform Is Not Enough: Race, Class, Urban Neighborhoods, and the Selective Enforcement of Stop and Frisk,” A Colloquium on the Black Lives Matter Movement, Syracuse University, November 2016.
“The Importance of Education within the Long African American Struggle for Freedom and Equality: The Syracuse City School District and Lessons from African American History,” The Alpha Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, Syracuse University October 2016
“Lily White Progressivism in the Urban North: African Americans, Civil Rights, and Reform Politics in Philadelphia from the Early 1900s to World War I,” Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Philamontco Branch, May 2016
“Why Police Reform Is Not Enough: Race, Urban Neighborhoods, and the Selective Enforcement of Stop and Frisk,” Wesleyan Thinks Big, April 2016
“Black Leaders Expect Clinton to Deliver,” The Hill, April 2016
“Lily White Progressivism in the Urban North: African Americans, Civil Rights, and Reform Politics in Philadelphia, 1911-1921,” Fourth Annual George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center Emerging Scholars Workshop, Pennsylvania State University, April 2016
“Report: Thousands of Pedestrian Stops By Philly Police, Illegal and Racially Bias,” Newsworks and WHYY, March 2016
“Ferguson One Year Later,” University of Pennsylvania Law School, March 2016
“Clinton’s Flint Response Brings Political Dividend,” The Hill March 2016
Journal of Constitutional Law, “Race, Crime, and the Constitution Revisited: The Selective Enforcement of Law,” University of Pennsylvania Law School, January 2016
“The Black Vote: Two Major Parties,” Drexel University, January 2016
Thought Leaders Panel, “The Implications of White Mayoral Leadership on Black Political Empowerment,” University of Pennsylvania, November 2015.
“After Charleston: Next Steps for the Movement for Social Justice,” a panel discussion, Wesleyan University, September 2015.
National Constitution Center, “The African American Civil Rights Movement in Philadelphia, 1963-1984, Why It Still Matters,” African American Museum, July 2015
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Humanities, “Organizing for Freedom: The Role of Independence Hall in the African American Struggle for Racial Equality in Philadelphia,” 1963-1984, Independence Hall, June 2015
Penn Democrats Panel on “Political Impact of Abusive Policing,” University of Pennsylvania, April 2015
James Brister Society Panel on “Evolution of Black Activism,” University of Pennsylvania, April 2015
“A Legacy of Contributions, Activism and Empowerment: The History of African American History,” Key Note Address, Hempstead High School, February 2015
“The Police, The People, and Legal Reform,” Drexel University Panel Discussion, February 2015
“Black Buying Power and the Politics of Economic Boycotts for Social Change,” WURD 900AM, December 2014
“Ferguson Decision: A Panel Discussion,” University of Pennsylvania Law School, December 2014
“Race, Ballots, and the Origins of Community Control: Machine Politics, Urban Progressivism, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Black Philadelphia, 1905-1921,” University of Pennsylvania, November 2014
“Reparations, Food, and Culture in the 21st Century,” Moderator, Black Alumni Society, University of Pennsylvania, November 2014
Penn NAACP Students For A Sensible Drug Policy, Panelist, University of Pennsylvania, October 2014
“How Does It Feel To Be A Problem?,” Cultural Production and Political Power Program, Du Bois College House, University of Pennsylvania, October 2014
“Marijuana Decriminalization: Also a Racial Issue,” The Daily Pennsylvanian, September 2014
“A History of Activism in Black Philadelphia,” Mayor’s Reception Room, Philadelphia City Hall, September 2014
“Eliminating the False Friends of Liberal Democracy,” Drexel University, May and Aug. 2014
“The Carceral State and Colorblindness in the Age of Obama,” Muhlenberg College, April 2014
“The Origins of Community Control and Black Electoral Activism in Early Twentieth Century Philadelphia,” Mayor W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Symposium on the Evolution of Black Political Empowerment, University of Pennsylvania, April 2014
“The New Civil Right?: Why We Can’t Ignore the Role of Race in Education,” University of Pennsylvania, March 2014
“Remembering Nelson Mandela: The Problem of Canonization and the Legacy of Reconciliation,” Key Note Address, New York City Municipal Building, February 2014
“Rethinking King, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Paradox of Charismatic Leadership,” The University of Pennsylvania Inter-cultural Center, February 2014
“The Unfinished Agenda: MLK’s Legacy and the Enduring Struggle for Social Justice,” Muhlenberg College, January 2012
“The Price for Justice is Eternal Vigilance,” Capital District Boule, Albany, New York, December, 2010
“The Economic Justice Act of 2010: Diversity and Minority and Women Business Enterprise Reform,” MWBE Annual Conference, Albany, New York, October 2010
“The Great Recession and Shared Sacrifice,” Centro Civico Annual Gala, Schenectady, New York September, 2009
“Diversity and the Rebuilding of New York State,” Capital District 100 Hispanic Women Annual Gala, Troy, New York, January, 2
