Jacoby Adeshei Carter

Jacoby Adeshei Carter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Boston College. Previously, he served as Chair of the Philosophy Department at Howard University and taught at the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University.

His research focuses on Africana philosophy, social and political philosophy, value theory, philosophy of race, and pragmatism. He is the Director of the Alain Leroy Locke Society and editor of the African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora Book Series (Palgrave/Macmillan). Notable publications include Insurrectionist Ethics (2023) and Philosophizing the Americas (2024).

In 2024–2025, he is a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) HBCU Fellowship. His work bridges historical pragmatism with contemporary social justice issues, emphasizing figures like Alain Locke and Maria W. Stewart.