Articles by Robert Baskerville Ph,D.
About Robert Baskerville Ph,D. (15 Articles)
Born during the long hot summers of the 1960s, Dr. Baskerville life's ambition is to help the up-and-coming activists, organizers and political leaders from the post-civil rights generation to recast the spirit of scholarship and activism that powered the 20th century Black Freedom struggle here in the United States into forms of struggle better suited to the complex social terrain of the Information Age.
The recipient of a Ph.D. in sociology from The Graduate Center of CUNY, for the past two decades he has served as a professor of sociology at several public and private colleges in the New York City area, instructing students of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds in the philosophies, theories and research techniques that underpin the social sciences.
His scholarship focuses on two principal areas of research: the intersection between race, education and social inequality, and the socio-historical dynamics by which integrationism became the dominat political philosophy of the 20th Century Black Freedom Movement.
Raised in the city of Mount Vernon, where he's affectionately known as "Brooklyn Bob," after a brief stint spent dealing drugs on the streets of the city's Southside, Baskerville began his career as an activist and organizers while he was a student at Bronx Community College (BCC). After helping to lead the CUNY student strike of 1991 at BCC, he went to serve in a number of activist formation, the most notable of which was the Black Radical Congress.
More recently, Baskerville has been part of a loose coalition of activists and organizers who have undertaken several projects for civic empowerment in the city, including the 1,000 Man March, several Women's Empowerment Expo.
The Center for Community Media announced the 30 recipients of the 2021 Elections Reporting Fellowship, Wednesday, March 3rd. Black Westchester Editor-In-Chief AJ Woodson and
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March 3, 2021 // 0 Comments
A violent mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol on January 6, as Congress met to certify Joe Biden as the 46th
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January 15, 2021 // 0 Comments
In a report that was recently published in the conservative online magazine The Federalist, Sean Davis, one of its co-founders and a contributing writer, continued the
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May 11, 2020 // 1 Comment
The driving force for much of the political turbulence now buffeting American society is to be found in the growing inequality between the nation’s elites and average
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January 16, 2020 // 0 Comments
In less than a month, Mount Vernon residents will enter the voting booth and cast a ballot for the city’s top elective offices. Coming at a time of unparalleled
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October 15, 2019 // 0 Comments
The fiscal stability of Mount Vernon was thrust into headlines after news broke Tuesday evening that Moody’s Investor Service had withdrawn the city’s credit
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January 18, 2019 // 0 Comments
Even though he’s facing a raft of criminal charges, with rumors of more to come, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard W. Thomas exposed the city further to legal and financial
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July 12, 2018 // 0 Comments
Late last month, the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) filed a complaint against one of the Westchester County’s largest trash haulers, R & S Waste, LLC, charging
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October 31, 2017 // 0 Comments
For the second time in less than six months, the conduct of a Republican candidate for elective office is once again raising troubling questions about the party’s
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October 4, 2017 // 0 Comments
Earlier this week, the administration of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas suffered another legal defeat in the contentious courtroom battle in which the administration has
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August 3, 2017 // 0 Comments