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Ekundayo Igeleke

Photo of Ekundayo sitting

Ekundayo Igeleke

PhD Student
He/Him

igeleke.2@osu.edu

Areas of Expertise

  • Social Movements
  • Black Studies
  • Anti Colonial Theory and Solidarity
  • Grassroots, National, and International Organizing
  • Pan Africanism
  • Cultural Production

Education

  • B.A. Black Studies and Sociology - University of Cincinnati

Ekundayo was born to Nigerian and southern Baptist parents. He is a popular educator, writer, photographer, scholar, national strategist, and grassroots organizer with over ten years of experience in these areas. He currently is the Director of Education and Culture with Black Men Build, founder of Culture Dream Lab, and a PhD Candidate in Comparative Studies and Black Studies at The Ohio State University. He serves as a member of the Maroon Arts Group and The Party for Socialism and Liberation.  When he is not in radical action, he spends time with his family and village, watches anime and basketball, practices yoga, enjoys a variety of community arts, and read 3-4 books at a time.

He is interested in Black intellectual history, revolutionary politics and movements, solidarity economy, and the role of cultural workers and cultural production in mass organizations and political parties.