DaShanne Stokes

DaShanne Stokes is an accomplished sociologist and internationally recognized public intellectual and social justice advocate. A scholar of politics, race, and LGBT issues, he has been an invited college speaker and a sought-after political commentator and analyst featured on NPR, the BBC, MSN, Sky News, and other media. Through his work, Dr. Stokes has deepened our understanding of inequality, power, and politics and has advanced a bold and inclusive vision of social justice. Dr. Stokes's fresh and provocative thinking has delivered observable results and has been quoted globally by world leaders, celebrities, MacArthur fellows, in religious sermons, and hundreds of times around the world in books, scholarly journals, and major outlets like People, USA Today, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, and MSN. Independent research found that Dr. Stokes' work influenced public debate surrounding the Donald Trump presidency. His analyses and commentaries have also appeared numerous times in publications like HuffPost, The Advocate, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.