Total Focus Podcast E28 With Brittany Lewis

Guest of the weekBrittany Lewiscompleted her undergraduate studies at Temple University with degrees in Broadcast, Telecommunications, and Mass Media and African-American Studies. Post- undergraduate school, she was accepted into the Teach for America program. Through the program she obtained a Master of Secondary Education degree and graduated summa cum laude.Brittany Lewis is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the History Department at George Washington University. She specializes in African-American (colonial to present), urban, and twentieth-century United States history with an emphasis on social movements, political ideology, and the nation- state. Since her time in graduate school, she has worked as the chairperson of the George Washington University branch of the DC History Graduate Student Association, social media chair of The Activist History Review (TAHR), member of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, member of the Black Graduate Student Association, and Graduate Student Labor Union. Brittany is the recipient of George Washington University’s Herber Prize for Best Teaching. She is also an adjunct professor of Ethnic Studies at Wilmington University.Brittany was crowned Miss Delaware for the Miss America Organization in 2014 and Miss Black American 2017. She was awarded more than $35,000 in scholarships during her reign. During her pageant career she advocated for Domestic Violence Awareness after losing her sister to domestic violence in 2009. She has worked alongside former Governor Jack Markell, Delaware Department of Justice, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and National Network to End Domestic Violence.In addition to her academic and pageant endeavors, Brittany is a a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and a left-leaning political commentator on the Armstrong Williams show. She is also a cinnamon bun lover, dog-hugger, and die-hard fan of the TV-show The Golden-Girls.__________________________Host of the showPaul A. Belletiere, ACCMAVPP.com410-258-3832___________________________Sponsor of the weekMid Atlantic Video & Photography [email protected]