Dr. Masoomeh Khosrovani’s  most recent research provides extensive insight into the opinions of African American college students and U.S. politics

 

The Opinions of African American College Students about U.S. Politics and

The Opinions of African American College Students about U.S. Politics and Political Culture in the Early 21st Century: A Survey in One HBCU

 

Masoomeh Khosrovani, Ph.D.

Tavis Smiley School of Communication

Howard Beeth, Ph.D.

Department of History, Geography, and Economics

 

 

Abstract: Declining voter participation coupled with the close, contested presidential elections of 2000 and 20004 have focused heightened attention on the political attitudes and behavior of electoral sub-groups. This paper describes and analyzes those of young African American voters attending a Southern, urban, public, HBCU in 2006.