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"I am a literary and cultural studies scholar committed to social justice."
— Jervette R. Ward, Ph.D.
Jervette R. Ward, Ph.D.
Chair of the Black Studies Department at The City College of New York (CCNY), flagship of The City University of New York (CUNY)
Ward on Black America TV 2024
Ward on Black America TV
Jervette R. Ward, Ph.D.
Editor of Real Sister: Stereotypes, Respectability, and Black Women in Reality TV  Now Available From Rutgers University Press
Real Sister Book Cover
Real Sister:Â Stereotypes, Respectability, and Black Women in Reality TV Â Now Available From Rutgers University Press
Jervette R. Ward, Ph.D.
President of The College Language Association (CLA), the oldest and largest organization of Black Professors of Languages and Literature
Real Sister in Essence
Real Sister was featured in the May 2016 issue of Essence Magazine
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