Hasan Kwame Jeffries Bio | Wiki
Hasan Kwame Jeffries is an American podcaster, history professor, and author at the Ohio State University. Currently, he serves as the host of a podcast called “Teaching Hard History” for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s educational division, Teaching Tolerance. After earning his Ph.D. 2002, Hasan taught for a year at the University of Alabama based in Tuscaloosa.
He later joined Ohio State’s faculty in 2003. From 2010 to 2014, Hasan served as the lead historian as well as a primary scriptwriter for the $27 million renovations of the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Hotel based in Memphis, Tennessee. That is where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Hasan worked on the PBS documentary titled Black America Since MLK.
NPR interviewed Hasan about how history is taught in American schools. Also, he has appeared on C-Span severely as an author and discussed current events and history. Hasan lectured at Swarthmore College in 2010 on the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). As an author, he came up with a book that talks about the struggle for Civil Rights in Lowndes County, Alabama.
Hasan Kwame Jeffries Age
He was born on August 4, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York City, United States of America. Hasan is 51 years old.
Hasan Kwame Jeffries Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Hasan stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in ( Approx 1.85m).
Hasan Kwame Jeffries Parents
He was born to his parents Marland Jeffries and Laneda Jeffries in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Hasan holds American nationality but belongs to the African-American ethnicity.
Hasan Kwame Jeffries Wife
He married a beutiful woman called Kennisandra Arciniegas. She currently serves as a social worker with 1199SEU’s Benefit Fund. The couple has been living a happy married life for over two decades. In 2001, Hasan and his wife welcomed their first son named Jeremiah. Joshua, the couple’s second son joined the family in 2004.
Hasan Kwame Jeffries Education
He graduated summa cum laude from Morehouse College in 1994 earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history. From there, Hasan became a member of the Pi Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Later, he enrolled at Duke University where he graduated in 2002 with a Ph.D. in American history with a specialization in African American history.
Hasan Kwame Jeffries Podcast
He currently serves as the host of the podcast “Teaching Hard History” alongside Dr. Bethany Jay. This podcast is a production of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance division. Also, Hasan helps school districts develop anti-racism programming as well as culturally responsive curricular content which is centered on social studies. He does that by conducting professional development workshops for both teachers and administrators.
Hasan takes great pride in opening students’ minds to new ways of understanding the past and the present in his position as the associate professor of history at The Ohio State University ( in the Department of History). He has received countless awards for his pedagogical creativity and effectiveness such as Ohio State’s Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, the university’s highest commendation for teaching.
Hasan Kwame Jeffries Ted Talk
The historian has chronicled the civil rights movement in the ten-episode Audible Original series called“Great Figures of the Civil Rights Movement.” Hasan told the remarkable story of the original Black Panther Party in a book titled Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt. Also, he has collaborated on several public history projects. Regularly, Hasan shares his expertise on African American history as well as contemporary Black politics through op-eds and interviews with tv outlets, radio, and print as well as public lectures.
Hasan has contributed as a featured on-camera scholar to some documentary film projects such as the four-hour PBS documentary Black America Since MLK: And Still, I Rise ( the Emmy nominated). Due to his commitment to teaching “hard history,” Hasan had the honor to edit a collection of essays i.e Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement, by leading civil rights scholars as well as teaching that explores how to teach civil rights history effectively and accurately.
Hasan Kwame Jeffries Salary
Currently, he serves as the host of a podcast called “Teaching Hard History.” Hasan earns an average salary of $73,409 per year.
Hasan Kwame Jeffries Net Worth
He has accumulated an estimated net worth of $2,496,714 from his career.
Who Is Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Hasan is an American podcaster, history professor, and author at the Ohio State University. Currently, he serves as the host of a podcast called “Teaching Hard History” for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s educational division, Teaching Tolerance.
How Old Is Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Hasan is 51 years old. He was born on August 4, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York City, United States of America.
Is Hasan Kwame Jeffries Married
He married a beutiful woman called Kennisandra Arciniegas. The couple has been living a happy married life for over two decades. In 2001, Hasan and his wife welcomed their first son named Jeremiah. Joshua, the couple’s second son joined the family in 2004.