Michael O. West is a professor of African American Studies, History, and African Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. He has published broadly in the fields of southern African history, pan-Africanism, African studies, African diaspora studies, and African American studies, including 3 authored and coedited books and more than 50 articles in academic journals. His current research centers on the Black Power movement in global perspectives, including a forthcoming book on Kwame Nkrumah and Black Power.