Spearheaded the African Census Analysis Project in conjunction with the United Nations
Earned his bachelor's degree from San Jose State University and later a master's from Sacramento State and a Ph․D․ from the University of Chicago
Earned his first university teaching position in 1988 with the University of Pennsylvania and later served as a visiting professor at schools in Uganda and Tanzania
Quote: "For me, history is very important, but it is easy to lose the meaning of history if you ignore the ordinary individuals who make up history and the social forces that influence and help shape the contect of our past․"
Quote: "(On why he got involved with "History Detectives") "Telling these lost stories allows people to see how history is related to their everyday life and dreams․""
Produced his first documentary film in 2013 with "African Independence"
Changed his name while a teenager, stating, "I took the name because of a desire to make and have a connection with an important period where people were challenging what it means to be a human being․"