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Tukufu Zuberi

Tukufu Zuberi

Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, Director of Center for Africana Studies, Host of PBS's "History Detectives"

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Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Anti-Racism, Authors, Black Heritage, Celebrity, College, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Entertainers, History, Inspirational, Literary, Motivational, Personal Growth, Social Activism, Social Sciences, Television & Film
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Tukufu Zuberi Biography

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, a Professor of Sociology, and the Director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a visiting professor at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. He currently directs the African Census Analysis Project (ACAP), an international collaboration with African nations.

An important academic voice in America, Dr. Zuberi's research focuses on race and African and African Diaspora populations. He developed and expanded the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Zuberi holds a doctorate from the University of Chicago, is the author or editor of several books, articles, essays, and reviews, and has received numerous awards for his academic work. Dedicated to bringing a fresh view of culture and society to the public, he is a regular guest lecturer at colleges and universities across the country and internationally, and on various television programs.

Dr. Zuberi is the author of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Mortality Cost of Colonizing Liberia in the Nineteenth-Century" and "Thicker than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie." He has recently completed a manuscript entitled "Pearls of the African Sea: Jenne, Gao, and Timbuktu." He is the editor of "The General Demography of Africa" and co-editor of "The Demography of South Africa" and "White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology." He has written more than 50 scholarly articles and co-edited several volumes, including special issues of several academic journals. Dr. Zuberi has edited or co-edited special issues of the December 2000 Black Scholar on "Transcending Traditions: African, African Diaspora, and African American Studies in the 21st Century;" the March 2000 issue of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on "The Study of African American Problems: Papers In Honor Of W.E.B. Du Bois;" a volume of "Race and Society on Racial Statistics;" and a volume of The Journal of Black Studies.

Dr. Zuberi is popularly known as a host on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) series "The History Detectives." Now in its seventh season, "History Detectives" regularly shows how individual objects can serve as a lens into the past. As a "history detective," Dr. Zuberi observes the social and cultural forces that shape historical mysteries in American society.

Raised in the housing projects of Oakland, California in the 1970s, he embraced the name Tukufu Zuberi – Swahili for "beyond praise" and "strength." He has said "I took the name because of a desire to make and have a connection with an important period where people were challenging what it means to be a human being."

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 01/01/2025.

Tukufu Zuberi Speaking Topics

  • Diversity:Tapping the Full Pool of Human Talent

  • Social & Cultural Forces Shaping Historical Mysteries in American Society

  • Thicker than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie

Tukufu Zuberi Videos

  • Tukufu Zuberi on the Redesigned Africa Galeeries at the Penn ...
    Tukufu Zuberi on the Redesigned Africa Galeeries at the Penn ...
  • Whose Stuff is it, Anyway? Decolonization and the Role of Museums ...
    Whose Stuff is it, Anyway? Decolonization and the Role of Museums ...
  • April 7, 2017 From My Point of View: Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
    April 7, 2017 From My Point of View: Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
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Tukufu Zuberi Books

  • Perspectives On Africa And The World
    Perspectives On Africa And The World
  • African Independence: How Africa Shapes the World
    African Independence: How Africa Shapes the World
  • Thicker Than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie
    Thicker Than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie
  • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Mortality Cost of Colonizing Liberia in the Nineteenth Century (Population and Development Series)
    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Mortality Cost of Colonizing Liberia in the Nineteenth Century (Population and Development Series)

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Tukufu Zuberi is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Diversity:Tapping the Full Pool of Human Talent, Social & Cultural Forces Shaping Historical Mysteries in American Society and Thicker than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie. The estimated speaking fee range to book Tukufu Zuberi for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Tukufu Zuberi generally travels from Philadelphia, PA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are James McBride, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Montel Williams, Bobby Seale and Common. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Tukufu Zuberi for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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