“In his new book, Why Are They Angry With Us?: Essays on Race (Lyceum Books, $34.95), Larry E. Davis seeks to help us talk more openly about race. Davis, the dean and founding director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Center of Race and Social Problems, hails from Saginaw, Mich. He was the first African American to earn a dual Ph.D. in psychology and social work from the University of Michigan, and the first African American to be awarded tenure at Washington University, in St. Louis. Before entering academia, he spent three years with the AmeriCorps VISTA program, working to fight poverty in one of New York City’s poorest neighborhoods.
Since arriving in Pittsburgh, in 2001, Davis has become a nationally recognized scholar on race relations and social justice…”
Larry E. Davis, @PittSocialwork dean, tackles race and how we talk about it in his new book. https://t.co/m39E2ev83j pic.twitter.com/HjyasUgqsD
— Pitt Comm & Govt Rel (@PittCGR) February 17, 2016