Research Interests

Professor Lusane's current research interests are in international race politics, human rights, and electoral politics. He teaches courses in comparative race relations; modern social movements; comparative politics of African, the Caribbean and Europe; black political theory and political behavior; international drug politics; and jazz and international relations. He is currently conducting research on the intersection of jazz and international relations. This work examines how jazz has been politically and ideologically appropriate by a wide range of social groups in the international community.

Media Appearances

• The Black Scholar
• Race and Class
• Washington Post
• Miami Herald
• Baltimore Sun
• Oakland Tribune
• C-SPAN
• PBS
• BET

Selected Publications

• The Black History of the White House, 2011.
• Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice: Foreign Policy, Race, and the New American Century, 2006.
• Hitler's Black Victims: The Experiences of Afro-Germans, Africans, Afro-Europeans and African Americans During the Nazi Era, 2002.
• Race in the Global Era: African Americans at the Millennium, 1997.
• No Easy Victories: A History of Black Elected Officials, 1997.
• African Americans at the Crossroads: The Restructuring of Black Leadership and the 1992 Elections, 1994.
• The Struggle for Equal Education, 1992.
• Pipe Dream Blues: Racism and the War on Drugs, 1991.