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Yevette Richards Jordan is an Associate Professor in African and African American Studies at George Mason University, specializing in African American history, women's history, labor studies, and Pan-Africanism. Her research examines intersections of race, gender, and labor activism within transnational contexts.
Education includes:
- Ph.D. in American Studies, Yale University
- M.A. in American Studies, Yale University
- M.A. in African American Studies, Yale University
Current research analyzes racial violence in Northern Louisiana through multigenerational family networks. Previous publications explore pan-Africanism in labor movements, gendered dimensions of transnational union work, and biographical studies of activists navigating racial and ideological constraints.
Publications critically examine how racism, sexism, and anti-Communism shaped labor activism and international relations. Her books include biographical works on Maida Springer that reveal complexities in Black struggles for equality within international labor organizations.
Jordan teaches specialized courses on:
- Race, Gender and Lynching
- Women's Activism from Jim Crow to Black Power
- Transnational Issues of Gender and Race
