Big Javi and Dr. D Walker welcome renowned scholar Dr. Peneil Joseph to Black with Blue Passports to explore how internationalism has influenced Black political thought in the U.S. As author of the award-winning book, The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. , Dr. Joseph highlights how the international exploits of Malcolm X and MLK Jr. influenced and transformed their political ideologies and approaches towards racial justice both on a national and international scale. As a Haitian-American, Dr. Joseph also highlights the importance yet under-appreciated role of the Haitian Revolution in the global pursuit of liberty and racial justice.
Peniel Joseph holds a joint professorship appointment at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the History Department in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also the founding director of the LBJ School's Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD). His career focus has been on "Black Power Studies," which encompasses interdisciplinary fields such as Africana studies, law and society, women's and ethnic studies, and political science.