Biographical Summary

Dr. Tshepo Masango Chéry joins CLASS from the University of Texas at Austin where she served as African Studies Certificate Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies. Dr. Masango Chéry earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in African history from the University of Pennsylvania. Her current book project is titled, Kingdom Come: Archbishop Alexander's Transnational Practices of Faith & Freedom in Segregationist South Africa. Her work has been supported by the Fontaine Society, The Annenberg Foundation, and The Nelson Mandela Foundation.