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completed his undergraduate studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C., with honors in print journalism. After having firsthand experience with print shops and typesetting at newspaper plants, he organized MARS Productions, a soleproprietorship, to publish his first novel. Colored, On White Campus. Tyree was the youngest participant on a BET talk show pilot titled, “For Black Men Only,” which successfully aired in 1992. CBCF/Toyota Fellow, Richard D. Giles II recently received master’s degrees from the School of Diplomacy and International Relations and the School of Public & Corporate Communications at Seton Hall University. He also holds a bachelons degree in public administration from Virginia State University. His academic and professional focus is globalizatioms economic and political impact on American foreign policy. His professional experience includes working with communitybased organizations, studying abroad in Beijing, China, and serving as an international goodwill ambassador while serving as a commissioned officer of the U.S. Army. Richard works in the office of Congresswoman Barbara