Michael J. Myers II is from Buffalo, New York and is a Ph.D. student in the Department of African-American Studies at UC Berkeley. A first-generation college student, Michael graduated with honors from SUNY Buffalo State with a B.S. in Criminal Justice. He also holds an M.P.A. from SUNY Binghamton and an M.S. Ed in Education Policy from The University of Pennsylvania. He thoroughly enjoys being a doctoral student because it affords him the luxury to learn and think through a broad range of topics including: the dialectics of freedom and Blackness; Black piracy and self-emancipated slave rebellions; and the productive heterarchy of entangled systems of power within settler colonialism. While Michael’s research interests continue to evolve, he remains deeply invested in thinking through the works of Sylvia Wynter. Michael enjoys spending time with his family and friends, exploring San Francisco, and new experiences.
