Tukufu Zuberi

Tukufu Zuberi
Tukufu Zuberi (2010)
Born	Antonio McDaniel (1959-04-26) April 26, 1959 (age 65) Oakland, California, United States
Occupation	sociologist, professor, TV personality, social critic, documentary filmmaker, writer,
Alma mater	San Jose State (BA) Sacramento State (MA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Genre	Sociology, filmmaking, history
Subject	Sociology, history, Africa

Tukufu Zuberi (born April 26, 1959) is an American sociologist, filmmaker, social critic, educator, and writer. Zuberi has appeared in several documentaries on Africa and the African diaspora, including Liberia: America's Stepchild (2002), and 500 Years Later (2005). He is one of the hosts of the long-running PBS program History Detectives. As founder of his own production company,^[1][2] he produced the film African Independence, which premiered at the San Diego Black Film Festival in January 2013. He is the Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, professor and chair of the sociology department, and professor of Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania.