Personal Profile
educational, and political interviews and commentary at WHUR FM radio, Howard University; and a Research Associate for Programs and Documentation at the Howard University Institute for the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC. His employment history includes: 1979-1984 Research Associate for Programs and Documentation, The Howard University Institute for the Arts and Humanities, Washington, D.C. 1976 - 1977 Associate Professor, Cultural and Political History, Antioch College, Washington, D.C. 1973 - 1976 Folklore Consultant and Researcher, (Acting Administrator January -July 1974), Division of Performing Arts, African Diaspora Program, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 1970 - 1971 Administrative and Research Assistant to the Director, Institute of the Black World, Atlanta University Center, Atlanta, GA (Southern Education Foundation Fellow) 1969 - 1970 Assistant Archivist, The Martin Luther King Center, Library Documentation Project, Atlanta, Ga. A long-time advocate and supporter of cultural diversity and equity issues in national civil society and government cultural and educational institutions, and cultural democracy in regional and global affairs, Mr. Early began these pursuits in 1969 at Morehouse College, in Atlanta, GA, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish. In 1971, he entered the Graduate Studies program at Howard University on a Ford Foundation Fellowship to pursue a Ph.D. in Latin American and Carribbean History, and a minor in African and Afro-American History. Over the course of his 30 plus years professional career, Mr. Early has consistently recognized the integrity of historically evolved values and cultures of African-American, Latino, Native American, and Asian-Pacific American communities in the United States, and investigated and participated in mediated cultural encounters which inform national and global cultural and educational policies. He has worked with the incarcerated, taught at the college level, lectured in the U.S. and internationally, and written extensively on the politics of culture. His public service has included board affiliations with the Institute for Policy Studies, The Transnational Institute (Amsterdam), The Association of American Cultures, Transfrica Scholars Council, Africa Action, Alianza Estrategica de Afro-Descendantes (Latin America, the Caribbean, the United States), Editorial Advisory Committee, Crossroads Magazine, International Network for Cultural Diversity, International Human Rights Law Group-Advisor for Cultural Democracy Policy (Preparation conferences with Afro-Latinos for U.N. World Conference Against Racism and Other Forms of DiscriminationBBrazil, Costa Rica-2000), Childrens Studio School, Washington, D.C.,Fondo Del Sol Visual Arts Center, Washington, D.C., Institute for Puerto Rican Cultural Affairs, Washington, D.C., Sol & Soul Theater Group, Africa Policy Information Center, Latin American Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University, Cuba Exchange Advisory Board, The Union Institute, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Advisory Council & Doctoral Program Board, Center for Arts and Culture (Cultural Policy), Washington, D.C., National Black Program Consortium --Funds Independent Black Film Makers, The Environmentors Project Board, Washington, D.C., Inter-Institutional Task force on Cultural Pluralism: Smithsonian Institution, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, National Science Resource Center, Smithsonian Institution, National Academy of Sciences, The Lab School of Washington, Washington, D.C., Textile Museum Advisory Board, Washington, D.C., Arena Stage Outreach Board, Washington, D.C., Washington Moscow Citizens Exchange, Washington, D.C., Pacific Radio Network - WPFW, Washington, D.C., Board Member, Spanish Education Development Center, Washington, D.C., African American Folklore Association, Washington, D.C., D.C. Community Council on Arts and Humanities, Washington, D.C., Board Member, Centro de Arte Advisory Council, Washington, D.C., The Center for Public Policy, The Union Institute, Washington, D.C., Board of Visitors, Fillmore School of the Arts, Washington, D.C., 651 Kings Majestic Theater, New York, N.Y., Advisory Committee of Latino Civil Rights Task Force, Washington, D.C., Jazz on Film Festival Advisory Board, Washington, DC.

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