Daphne Penn earned her PhD in Education from Harvard University. Her desire to create The Ebony Tower was motivated by her personal experiences navigating various institutions of higher education as a first-generation college student as well as her professional commitment to bridging the gap between scholars of color and the communities they study and serve.
When she has writer’s block or is simply procrastinating, Daphne enjoys reading material completely unrelated to her research, binge watching epic TV shows, cooking, and playing poker.
Rachel
Rachel is both co-editor and resident anthropologist at The Ebony Tower. As a first generation Haitian-American from New York, Rachel has always had an interest in storytelling, culture and transnational experiences. She hopes to bring this desire to The Ebony Tower through engaging scholars of color throughout the Diaspora to share their narratives and experiences and to encourage scholars in the US to consider working abroad as well.
Rachel holds a Ph.D. from American University in Washington DC. Her work looks at religious influences on community service initiatives in Northeastern Brazil. She enjoys spending hours in local bookstores, going to carnivals (i.e. the Caribbean & Afro-latino variety) and hot yoga.
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