Donald Guillory is a History Instructor at Arizona State University and Doctoral student at the University of Mississippi whose focus is on race, gender, and identity in the history of the U.S. and Latin America. A graduate of Georgia Southern University, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and History, and Master of Arts in History. After serving in the U.S. Army, Don attended Arizona State University where he earned his master’s degrees in education and liberal studies, focusing on the role that film and television play in shaping our perspectives about culture and gender.
He is also the author of “The Token Black Guide,” which discusses and examines experiences and perspectives (historical and personal) on race in America. His first novel Bastards of the Bayou, a historical fiction was published in March of 2020. In February 2020, Don presented a TEDx Talk at the University of Mississippi entitled “The Importance of the Narrative.” He is currently working on “Magnolia Lane,” a horror novel based in Louisiana. Along with James Sabata, he cohosts the podcast “TheNecronomi.com” discussing and analyzing the social commentary in Horror.