Femi Lewis African American History Expert Education M.S.Ed, Secondary Education, St. John's University M.F.A., Creative Writing, City College of New York B.A., English, City College of New York Introduction Educator who has taught history and English literature at Lehman College, City College of New York, and Long Island UniversityLecturer on African American history topics, including hip-hop and the Harlem Renaissance Experience Femi Lewis is a former writer for ThoughtCo who contributed articles on African American history. An experienced educator, Lewis has taught at Lehman College, City College of New York, and Long Island University. She has written curricula on topics in African American history and participated in seminars through the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Lewis has lectured on topics such as "Harlem Renaissance Poets: Creating an Authentic Voice," "African-American Women Writers," and "Hip-Hop Studies." Education Lewis has a bachelor's degree in English with a concentration in African American literature from the City College of New York, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from City College, and an M.S. Ed in secondary education from St. John's University. A Message from Femi Lewis ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Femi Lewis The Integration of Little Rock High School Black History Timeline: 1890–1899 Black History Timeline: 1960–1964 Black History from 1950–1959 Black History Timeline: 1930–1939 Black History Timeline: 1965–1969 Black History Timeline: 1970–1979 Black History Timeline: 1900–1909 Black History Timeline: 1910–1919 Black History Timeline: 1865–1869 Biography of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad 5 Outstanding Black Women Tennis Champions Black History Timeline: 1980–1989 Black History Timeline: 1990–1999 Black History Timeline: 1940–1949 Black History Timeline: 1700 - 1799 The Early History of the NAACP: A Timeline HBCU Timeline: 1837 to 1870 3 DJ Pioneers of Hip Hop Culture 5 Men Who Inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. to Be a Leader Biography of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, African History Expert Hip Hop Culture Timeline: 1970 to 1983 5 Writers of the Harlem Renaissance African Americans in the Progressive Era