DR. WILLIAM T. HOSTON, Sr., Ph.D., is a professor, author, motivational speaker, poet, and documentarian who hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is associate professor of political science at the...view moreDR. WILLIAM T. HOSTON, Sr., Ph.D., is a professor, author, motivational speaker, poet, and documentarian who hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is associate professor of political science at the University of Houston – Clear Lake. Dr. Hoston holds research interests in the areas of minority voting behavior, political behavior of Black politicians, race and minority group behavior, Black masculinity, sexualities and gender, race and crime, and theories and dynamics of racism and oppression.
Dr. Hoston's work traverses multiple genres, including editorials, essays, fiction, and poetry. He is the author or editor of 14 books, most recently: Power to the People: Ascending Beyond Racism (2018); New Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity: Critical Readings about the Black Experience in Trump's America (Edited Volume; 2018); The Magic Beard (2017); I Love You, Son (2017); Race and the Black Male Subculture: The Lives of Toby Waller (2016); WWDCY, Vol. I - Reloaded Edition (2016); WWDCY, Vol. III (2016); and RNIT (2015, 2016). He is currently completing three academic books: (1) Listen to Me Now, or Listen to Me Later, 3rd Edition; (2) Toxic Silence: Race, Black Gender Identity, and Addressing the Violence against Black Transgender Women in Houston, TX; and (3) Acts of Mobilization and Activism: Modern-Day Youth and Student Protests (w/ Se-Hyoung Yi).
For more information on Dr. Hoston, please visit: www.williamhoston.com . You can also follow him on Twitter @DrHoston.view less