Dr. T.K. Hunter is a historian (M.A. & Ph.D., Columbia), art historian (M.A., Hunter College), writer, consultant and public historian. She was a consultant for a WGBH-TV history production Africans in America aired nationwide, has been a speaker for Black History Month at a National Historical site, and is a long-time history walking tour guide leading tours that bring to light the life and contributions of New York City’s varied populations from the time of the Dutch to the present. Most recently, she contributed to the research and writing of a walking tour on Prohibition that was debuted in tandem with Ken Burns’ documentary Prohibition that aired nationally on WNET/Channel Thirteen. Dr. Hunter was chosen to participate in a rare fiction writing Master Class led by author Gloria Naylor at the 92nd Street Y and has worked on both fiction writing and non-fiction writing. She has published a book review on slavery in the Caribbean as well as numerous articles in a variety of specialized encyclopedias including an article on American Art in the Encyclopedia of New American Culture. An essay entitled “Geographies of Liberty” can be found in the book Prophets of Protest, (New Press) a collection of history essays that re-examine abolitionist thought and initiatives in 19th century America. A law review article “Transatlantic Negotiations,” presented at the Gloucester, England Law Conference on rights, can be found in the Texas Wesleyan Law Review and online through law article portals.
Dr. Hunter has taught at a variety of universities including Columbia University at the Institute for Research in African American Studies, NYU, Princeton University and The New School where she has recently been nominated for a Distinguished Teaching Award. She has received numerous fellowships including one from the University of Glasgow, Scotland and she has also been a prestigious Andrew W. Mellon fellow. Dr. Hunter loves the challenges found in teaching and engages students, enthusiastically, each time she steps into the classroom.