 Dr.
Ivory A. Toldson is an associate professor at Howard
University, senior research analyst for the Congressional
Black Caucus Foundation, and current editor-in-chief of "The
Journal of Negro Education." Dubbed a rising "2028
presidential candidate" by the Washington Post, "a modern
day Harlem Renaissance writer," by the New African Journal,
and "Young Researcher of the Year" by Southern University,
Dr. Toldson, according to Howard University's Quest
Magazine, is "a much sought-after lecturer and researcher on
a number of serious sociological and psychological issues
that have implications for African Americans." According to
Capstone Magazine, "Toldson has spent a lot of time
traveling across the country talking with teachers about
misleading media statistics that invariably either link
Black males to crime or question their ability to learn."
Dr. Toldson has more than 40 publications and research
presentations in 29 US states, Puerto Rico, Dominican
Republic, Scotland, South Africa, and Paris. He has been
featured on C-SPAN2 Books, NPR News, The Al Sharpton Show on
XM Satellite Radio, and WKYS 93.9. Dr. Toldson's research
has been featured on The Root, Essence.com, BET.com and The
Griot. He also gave expert commentary in three documentaries
on Black male achievement: Beyond the Bricks, Hoodwinked,
and the Promise Tracker. Known as a "myth buster," Dr.
Toldson has publish reports challenging the merits of
popular research reports and news sources that present
negative statistics about Black people, which have been
widely discussed in academic and popular media.
In 2005, Dr. Toldson won EboNetwork's Changing Faces award
for outstanding literary achievement for is novel, "Black
Sheep: When the American Dream Becomes a Black Man's
Nightmare." Dr. Toldson is also the author of "The Breaking
Barriers Series," which analyzes academic success indicators
from national surveys that together give voice to more than
10,000 Black male pupils from schools across the country.
Through his consulting firm, CREATE, LLC, he routinely works
with schools to increase their capacity to promote academic
success among Black males.
After completing coursework for a Ph.D. in Counseling
Psychology at Temple University, Dr. Toldson became a
correctional and forensic psychology resident at the United
States Penitentiary. There, he worked with 1960s era
political prisoners and modern casualties of the War on
Drugs, and completed his dissertation on Black Men in the
Criminal Justice System. Upon completion, Dr. Toldson joined
the faculty of Southern University and became the fourth
recipient of the prestigious DuBois Fellowship from the US
Department of Justice. He also served as the clinical
director of the Manhood Training Village. He has received
formal training in applied statistics from the University of
Michigan, and held visiting research and teacher
appointments at Emory, Drexel, and Morehouse School of
Medicine.
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