Equity
Advocate
Dr. Wes Bellamy, Author of “When White Supremacy Knocks, Fight Back! How White People can use their Privilege and How Black People can use their Power,” is the former Vice-Mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia, and the youngest person ever elected to the position. He currently serves as the Political Science Department Chairman at Virginia State University, the national Co-Chairman of the newly developed Our Black Party – a political platform focused on advancing the needs of Black people in America, and one of the Global thought leaders of the Millennial Generation.
He developed a comprehensive plan, the “Equity Package,” which included nearly $4 million in aid for marginalized communities, and pushed it through city council. He is the founder of the Black Millennial Political Convention, a Convention focused on bringing together African American millennials from across the country to collectively use their power to create change. He has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Huffington Post, and has made appearances on CNN, MSNBC, PBS News Hour, NPR and On One with Angela Rye. […]
Author, Dr. Wes Bellamy
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About The Book
Dr. Wes Bellamy is proud to offer the When White Supremacy Knocks, Fight Back!
When White Supremacy Knocks, Fight Back: How White People Can Use their Privilege and How Black People Can Use their Power explores the use of privilege and power by people who identify as White or Black to address the perennial challenge of our time.
In his second book, Dr. Wes Bellamy, former Vice-Mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia, challenges readers to do the deep, introspective work to examine privilege and harness power to fight back against white supremacy. […]
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2019 — South Carolina State University Young Alum of the Year
2018 — Higher Education Leadership Foundation Fellow
2018 — Transatlantic Leadership Inclusionary Leader (Paris, France)
2018 — German Marshall Foundation Fellow (Brussels, Belgium)
2017 — President Barack Obama Foundation Summit
2016– Omega Psi Phi “Citizen of the Year”
2016 — Virginia State Board of Education Appointee
2015 — National Alliance of Black Male Educators Newcomer of the Year
2014 — South Carolina State University Distinguished Alumni
2013 — Daily Progress Distinguished Dozen Community Citizen Award