David Ikard Explained

David Ikard
Birth Place:	Troutman, North Carolina
Education:	North Carolina State University (BA, MA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)

David H. Ikard^[1] is professor of African-American and Diaspora studies at Vanderbilt University since 2017.^{[2] [3] [4]} Ikard was previously a professor of English and director of Africana studies at the University of Miami. He also taught at Florida State University and at the University of Tennessee–Knoxville.

Ikard earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from North Carolina State University in 1994 and in 1997 respectively. He also earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2002.

In March 2018, Ikard gave a talk at a TEDx in Nashville, Tennessee. During the talk, he debunked myths about civil rights activist Rosa Parks and explained why white people should care about the whitewashing of black history.^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

Ikard was born in Troutman, North Carolina and currently resides in Nashville.^[7]

Bibliography

• Breaking The Silence: Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism (2007)
• Nation of Cowards: Black Activism in Barack Obama's Post-Racial America (2012)
• Blinded by the Whites: Why Race Still Matters in 21st-Century America (2013)
• Lovable Racists, Magical Negroes, and White Messiahs (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: David H. Ikard. 2021-03-07. Goodreads.
2. Web site: David Ikard. 2021-03-05. African American and Diaspora Studies & Callie House Research Center. Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science. en.
3. Web site: Marie Deer Owens. Ann. 2017-10-19. New faculty: David Ikard, professor of African American and diaspora studies. 2021-03-05. myVU. Vanderbilt University. en.
4. Web site: David Ikard. 2021-03-05. TED. en.
5. Web site: 2018-06-13. The Dangers of Whitewashing Black History David Ikard TEDxNashville. 2021-03-05. YouTube. TED.
6. Web site: March 2018. The real story of Rosa Parks — and why we need to confront myths about Black history. 2021-08-15. TED.
7. Web site: About the Author. 2021-03-05. The University of Chicago Press Books.