Billingsley Centennial: A Century of Leadership and Legacy

Dr. Andrew Billingsley was one of America’s leading sociologists on race, family, and social policy. His groundbreaking 1968 book, Black Families in White America, reshaped how the nation understood African American life with pioneering research, data, history and dignity, rather than stereotypes. He went on to author numerous works on Black families, churches, and culture

Billingsley’s distinguished academic journey began at Hampton Institute and continued at:

• Grinnell College, B.A.
• Boston University, M.S.W.
• University of Michigan, M.A.
• Brandeis University, Ph.D
• University of California, Berkeley (Vice Chancellor)
• Howard University (Provost)
• Morgan State University (8th President)
• University of Maryland, College Park (Chair of Family Studies)
• University of South Carolina, Columbia (Scholar in Residence)

We will celebrate his 100th birthday at Hampton University, where it all began.

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Host or Publisher Bonita Billingsley Harris & Amy Tate