Adolphus G. Belk Jr

Dr. Adolphus G. Belk, Jr. is a political analyst and professor of political science and African American studies.[1][2] He was born in New York to Mrs. Azalia Belk and Mr. Adolphus Belk, Sr. He currently teaches at Winthrop University with a focus on issues of race and politics.[3][4] He also specializes in the "prison-industrial complex."[5][6] He is a political commentator and has published in periodicals such as Time and Democrat.[7] He was a guest editor for a special issue of the Journal of Race and Policy, in which he publishes regularly.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 2 Publications
* 2.1 Guest editor
* 2.2 Published works
* 3 TV appearances
* 4 References

## Career

He was a double major, receiving a B.A. in African American Studies and a B.A. in Political Science from Syracuse University. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Maryland.

## Publications

### Guest editor

* Journal of Race and Policy - 2008

### Published works

* “Peanuts, Pigs, Trash and Prisons: The Politics of Punishment in the Old Dominion and Sussex County,”[6]
* A New Generation of Native Sons: Men of Color and the Prison-Industrial Complex, The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute - 2006 [8]
* Making It Plain : Deconstructing the Politics of the American Prison-Industrial Complex (thesis) - 2003[9]

## TV appearances

* "Do South Carolina Primaries Foreshadow Shifting Political Priorities?"[10] PBS, 2006, (himself)

## References

1. ↑ "Archives - Houston Chronicle". http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/2007_4442645/campaign-2008-clinton-and-obama-test-black-women-s.html. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
2. ↑ Seelye, Katharine Q. (14 October 2007). "Clinton-Obama Quandary for Many Black Women". https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/us/politics/14carolina.html. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Winthrop University - Dr. Adolphus G. Belk, Jr
4. ↑ "Candidates Exchange Jabs at Democratic Debate". https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18296098. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
5. ↑ The Sentencing Project Clearinghouse Data - A New Generation of Native Sons: Men of Color & the Prison-Industrial Complex
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Courier Online News&Notes - Volume 34, No. 12 - June 10, 2005". http://www.odu.edu/ao/instadv/vol34issue12/news.htm. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
7. ↑ "Blacks moving away from Clinton to Obama, poll shows". http://thetandd.com/news/article_fba19699-1c2b-5374-a4a7-17464e27d1fc.html. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140915153616/http://2025bmb.org/pdf/justice/menofcolor_prison.pdf. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
9. ↑ Belk, Adolphus G (19 August 2017). "Making it plain: deconstructing the politics of the American prison-industrial complex". Open WorldCat. http://www.worldcat.org/title/making-it-plain-deconstructing-the-politics-of-the-american-prison-industrial-complex/oclc/85589565?referer=list_view. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
10. ↑ "{title}". https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june10/scarolina2_06-23.html.

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