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Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad is the Executive Director of the Mervyn Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute (MDAAPEI) on the campus of 好色先生, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). MDAAPEI is a non-partisan research think tank studying the history of African Americans politics in California and the social, political and economic effects of public policy on African American communities. An author/columnist/scholar, he is the author of six books, numerous scholarly articles and editorial commentaries. From 1991 to 2015, Samad鈥檚 various weekly editorial commentaries contributed to over 1,100 articles to newspapers and cyber websites nationwide. He still contributes selected editorial commentaries to Ebony.com.

Dr. Samad retired in 2018 as a Professor of Political Science and African American Studies from the Los Angeles Community College District (East Los Angeles College) where he taught since 1996. Samad has a Bachelor of Arts degree (Television & Radio Broadcasting) from Cal State University, Los Angeles, Master of Arts in Public Administration (Public Finance specialization) from the University of Southern California, a second Master of Arts Degree, in Political Economy and Ph.D. in Political Science from the Claremont Graduate University鈥檚 School of Politics and Economics. Dr. Samad is also President of Samad and Associates, a strategic planning/urban affairs firm founded in 1991 that specializes in the management of public policy, formulation of economic development, urban culture studies & assessment of race issues. He is the Co-Founder and Host of the Urban Issues Forum of Greater Los Angeles, a public discourse forum for 1999 to 2018. 鈥淭he Forum鈥� is 聽now held annually as part of CSUDH/MDAAPEI鈥檚 public engagement programming. Dr. Samad has also moderated or served on over 150 discussion panels.

Of his six books, he has had three national bestsellers; Souls For Sale: The Diary of聽聽 An

Ex-Colored Man (Kabili Press, 2002), and 50 Years After Brown: The State of Black Equality In America (Kabili Press, 2005) and Saving The Race: Empowerment Through Wisdom (Kabili Press, 2007). is a book of affirmations targeting young black males. His fourth book, REAL EYEZ: Race, Reality and Politics in 21st Century Popular Culture (Kabili Press, 2012), is a critical critique of American society in the 鈥渘ew normal鈥� .21st Century that contrasts societal changes since the 20th Century and the culture clashes that have ensued. His most recent book publishing is entitled, March On, March On Ye Mighty Host: The Comprehensive History of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (1914-2013). Dr. Samad is also a filmmaker. He is the Director, Writer and Co- Producer of the 2016 documentary, What Of The Day, on the 100 year society changing contributions of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. His sixth book, A Thousand Times 鈥淣O,鈥� To The Status Quo, is due out in Spring, 2020. His second screenplay, What Really Matters, a short film on the struggles of generational consciousness premiered in March, 2018. His latest film, Dymally: The First Of His Kind, on the life of California鈥檚 first black Lieutenant Governor, the late Congressman, Mervyn Dymally, which premiered at the Pan African Film Festival in February, 2019. The Institute co-produced its second digital archive project, the first under its Historical Archive Recovery Project, Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend, premiered at the 2021 Pan African Film Festival and was nominated for Best Documentary-Feature Film. This film won Best Documentary Feature Film at the San Pedro International Film Festival in October, 2021. In 2024, the Dymally Institute funded and executive produced its third digital archive documentary, Respect My Crown: The Rise of Black Women in California Politics, which has won several recognitions and awards in film festivals nationwide.