Of Love, Death and the BaadAsssss Nigger

About the Book

About the Author

EARNEST N. BRACEY is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, with over twenty years of active military service. He was commissioned through Reserve Officer Training (Distinguished Military Graduate( at Jackson State University, where he graduated with honors (Magna Cum Laude), and received his bachelor of arts degree in political science in 1974. In addition, he received the master of Public Administration in 1979 from Golden Gate University, his Masters of Arts degree in International Affairs in 1983 from the Catholic University of America, and his doctorate of Public Administration (with emphasis in Public Policy) in 1993 from George Mason University. Dr. Bracey also earned his Ph.D. in Education from Capella University in 1999. A recipient of numerous military awards and civilian honors, he is also a graduate of the United States Naval War College and the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and previously served as Director of Administration at the prestigious Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C. He was also recognized as Who's Who Among America's Teachers in 2002 and 2004. Dr. Bracey is professor of political science, and currently teaches American Politics and Black American History at the Community College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. He was formerly Chairperson, Political Science and History Department, Hampton University. He serves as an editorial board-member for the Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. His work has appeared in professional journals and other publications, and he is the author of the books, Prophetic Insights: The Higher Education and Pedagogy of African Americans, University Press of America, 1999, On Racism: Essays on Black Popular Culture, African American Politics, and the New Black Aesthetics, University Press of America, 2003, and Daniel "Chappie" James: The First African American Four Star General, McFarland & Company, Inc., 2003. He also co-authored the book, American Politics and Culture Wars (2001). He is also the author of the novels, Choson (1994) and The Black Samaurai (1998), and the book of short stories, Requiems for Black Folks, 2002.