Professor Stokes's research and teaching areas are Black politics in the United States and Michigan, as well as Marxist and radical political thought. He was Assistant Director of African American Studies at Columbia University (1995-97) and Founding Director of the doctoral program in African Am...
Professor Stokes's research and teaching areas are Black politics in the United States and Michigan, as well as Marxist and radical political thought. He was Assistant Director of African American Studies at Columbia University (1995-97) and Founding Director of the doctoral program in African American and African Studies at MSU (2002-05). His publications include articles and five books, most recently Race and Human Rights (MSU Press, 2009). Professor Stokes has been the recipient of many awards, including an MSU All-University Excellence in Diversity Award (2001), Co-Director of a Ford Foundation Grant (2000-01), and a State of Michigan Teaching Excellence Award (1991).