“I have struggled with the challenges of what it means to be a black woman who went to one of the best universities to secure my phd and then I’m teaching at the City University of New York . . . I’m accomplished, I’m comfortable materially, I live in a nice place but "America will never let you forget that you’re not from here,"” said Dr. Mojúbàolú Olufúnké Okome is an International Political Economist whose regional specialization is on the African continent.

Educated at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Long Island University, New York, and Columbia University, New York. She’s a Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, CUNY.

This series provides a rare insight on the experiences and perspectives of African professionals in America.

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