Robin D. G. Kelley

Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. His research examines African American history, racial capitalism, and social movements through interdisciplinary frameworks. Current projects include studies on policing under racial capitalism and the intellectual history of Black radicalism.

Publications include award-winning works like 'Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original' and 'Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination'. His scholarship combines archival research with cultural analysis to explore resistance strategies.

Honors include Guggenheim Fellowship, Freedom Scholar Award, and membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He serves as Contributing Editor for Boston Review and hosts scholarly podcasts on jazz history.