Association of Black Sociologists

Join Us for the

42nd Annual Conference:

Embracing the Past, Impacting the Future: (Re)Establishing a Commitment to the Tradition of Black Sociology

Visit the annual conference page to view the preliminary program and register for the 2012 conference.

Visit the membership page to join or renew.

Behind on your ABS history? Click here to read the reflections of past presidents submitted in the program for our historic

40th conference.

WELCOME TO THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK SOCIOLOGISTS

Established in 1970, the Association of Black Sociologists is a professional organization of scholars, practitioners, and community leaders interested in advancing social scientific inquiry and research, teaching, service, and activism.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President & Immediate Past President

Sandra L. Barnes

Vanderbilt University

President-Elect

Earl Wright II

University of Cincinnati

Interim Executive Officer

BarBara M. Scott

Northeastern Illinois University

Treasurer

Wanda M. West

Chicago Public Schools

Secretary

Zandria F. Robinson

University of Mississippi

Membership Committee Chair

Ebonie L. Cunningham Stringer

Wingate University

Publications Committee Chair

BarBara M. Scott

Northeastern Illinois University

Member-at-Large

Sherrill L. Sellers

Miami University, Oxford

Member-at-Large

Ruby Mendenhall

University of Illinois

Student Representative

Brandon Jackson

Florida State University

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