The Village and the Voice featuring Markeysha Davis

In this installment of the Detroit Worldwide Podcast, Marquis connects with scholar, writer, and activist, Dr. Markeysha Davis about her experience growing up in the D and her love and appreciation for Black culture. 

Markeysha also highlights her journey to Massachusetts, her commitment to Black academic excellence, and the village that helped to spark her creativity and cultivate her voice.

About Markeysha:

Dr. Markeysha Davis is an assistant professor of literature and Africana Studies at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut. She grew up on the West Side of Detroit and attended Parker Elementary, Charles R. Drew Middle, and Cass Technical High Schools in the Detroit Public School system. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Africana Studies from Wayne State University and her masters and doctorate in Afro-American Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

She currently resides in Holyoke, MA and is working on her first academic manuscript about the Black Power literature of the 1960s and 1970s.

Connect with Markeysha:

Facebook: Markeysha Dawn Davis

Instagram: @drdavis_uhart

LinkedIn: Markeysha Davis