Who Is Michael Fauntroy?

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Michael Fauntroy is a political commentator for the new millennium.  Part professor.  Part analyst.  All truth.  He is an assistant professor of public policy at George Mason University, where he teaches courses in civil rights policy and American government and specializes in race and American politics. Prior to joining the faculty at GMU, he was an analyst in American national government at the Congressional Research Service (CRS). At CRS, he provided research and consultations for members and committees of Congress. From 1993 to 1996, he was a civil rights analyst at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, where he conducted research on major civil rights issues.

Fauntroy's newest book, Republicans and the Black Vote, was published in April 2008 and analyzes the historical relationship between African Americans and the GOP.  He is also the author of Home Rule or House Rule? Congress and the Erosion of Local Governance in the District of Columbia.  A regular contributor to The Huffington Post, he has been published in The Washington Times, TomPaine.com, The Black Commentator, The Chicago Defender, and The Root. He has been quoted widely in print publications such as The Washington Post, USA Today, Newsday, Black Enterprise, The Washington Times, the New York Daily News, and the Boston Globe.

Fauntroy is a weekly contributor to "The Cliff Kelley Show" on WVON-AM in Chicago and is a continuing media presence commenting and analyzing national issues.  He has been heard or seen on national radio and television networks such as ABC (World News Tonight), CBS (Evening News and Saturday Early Show), CNN (American Morning), MSNBC (Hardball), Fox News (Hannity and Colmes), NBC (Nightly News and Today), Comcast (Your Morning), National Public Radio (Talk of the Nation, Tell Me More, and News and Notes), Radio One, the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Pacifica Radio, and XM Satellite Radio (POTUS '08).

Fauntroy is a graduate of Hampton University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He earned a Master's Degree in Public Affairs, specializing in public administration and public policy analysis and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Political Science from Howard University. A fourth-generation Washingtonian, Michael resides in Washington, D.C.with his lovely and talented wife Lisa and the twins Sunshine and Brett. Fauntroy is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Washington (D.C.) Alumni Chapter.

Oh, and just in case you were wondering: Kenneth is his father; Walter is his uncle.