Kitonga Alexander

Education

• PhD, History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, expected graduation 2023 Dissertation Topic: Black Milwaukee: Adversity after WWII
• Master of Science, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business (Specialization Management), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Bachelor of Arts, (Major in Africology), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Teaching Interests

• AFRIC 112 Introduction to African American History, 1865 to Present
• AFRIC 265 Phycological Effects of Racism HIST 151 American History: 1607 to 1877
• HIST 152 American History: 1877 to the Present
• Africology 100 Black Reality: Survey of African American Society

Research Interests

• African American migration
• African American cultural identity
• Revolts and uprisings within the African Diaspora

Related Activities

• Milwaukee’s Welcome Home Project Coordinator, UPP (2019 – Current)
• Milwaukee Bronzeville Arts and Memory: A Digital Humanities Project Arts Wisconsin (2021 – Current)
• Living for the City: The Black Middle Class in Milwaukee Research Project University of Wisconsin Milwaukee/ Marquette University (2021 – Current)

Awards

• TMJ4 Annual Positively Milwaukee Award. (2017)
• TMJ4 Outstanding Teacher Award. (2010) Milwaukee Association of Ministers.

Selected Publications