Career and Published Works
Her latest book is Breaking the Silence - Inspirational Stories of Black Cancer Survivors. This collection of testimonials was inspired by Stanford's own experiences with breast cancer. Stanford's other published works include Black Political Organization in the Post-Civil Rights Era, coedited with Ollie Johnson and Beyond The Boundaries: Reverend Jesse Jackson In International Affairs. The author of numerous articles on black women and black politics, Stanford is the former director of the Washington, D.C., Bureau of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and a former Congressional Black Caucus fellow.
Stanford is currently teaching the "Politics of Hip Hop", a class delving into the history and influence of the musical genre.
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