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	About Tukufu is dedicated to bringing a fresh view of culture and society. Born Antonio McDaniel to Willie and Annie McDaniel, and raised in the housing projects of Oakland, California in the 1970s, he embraced the name Tukufu Zuberi - Swahili for "beyond praise" and "strength." He has said, "I took the name because of a desire to make and have a connection with an important period where people were challenging what it means to be a human being." Tukufu Zuberi is popularly known as a host on the hit Public Broadcasting System (PBS) series The History Detectives, which regularly shows the way individual objects can serve as a lens into the past. He has appeared in several documentaries on Africa and African American issues, and on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and FOX, WHYY, MSNBC. Dr. Zuberi's long history with PBS has led to the marriage of his scholarship and his on air media personality in his documentary filmmaking. Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is an important academic voice. He is the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology, and the Faculty Associate Director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He has also been a visiting professor at Mekerere University in Kampala, Uganda and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. He continues to lead important international discussions and debates about human difference and equality. This leadership is reflected in his various books, edited volumes, and participation in national and international forums. He is best recognized for his research on African and American society, and for developing and expanding the Africana Studies program at the University of Pennsylvania. He led efforts in the 1990s to prove the significance of African Census data, which lead to the use of these data in current demographic and social science research. He continues to direct the African Census Analysis Project (ACAP), an international collaboration with African nations. Tukufu holds a doctorate from the University of Chicago, and is the author or editor of many books, articles, essays, and reviews, and has received numerous awards for his academic work. For more information about Tukufu's publications and current projects, see the Bookshelf, and check out his links to learn more about his academic work, the African Census Analysis Project, and the hit PBS series The History Detectives.
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