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KSU history professor, Dr. Takeia Anthony, received the Freedom Scholar Award from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) at that organization’s Annual Meeting held September 19-24 in Jacksonville, Florida.

A native of Bowling Green, Kentucky and an alumna of Howard University and North Carolina Central University, at KSU, in addition to teaching history and Africana Studies, Dr. Anthony has held leadership positions with the Whitney Young Honors Collegium and the Center of Excellence for the Study of Kentucky African Americans.

The ASALH website notes that, “The Freedom Scholar Award recognizes the contributions of an early career academic whose scholarship focuses on the empowerment of the African American community….. ASALH has initiated the Freedom Scholar award to honor early scholars of any discipline who can demonstrate that their field of study is having a direct positive impact on the life of African Americans.” 

The ASALH, founded in 1915, is the oldest and largest African American historical society. It counts among its founders Carter Godwin Woodson, the father of Black History Month.