Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Bio of Dr. Julia Hare

Biography

The dynamic motivational lecturer, relationship expert, author, social commentator and educational psychologist
Dr. Julia Hare was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hare has appeared on several television programs offering her
expertise and insights on male/female relationships, gender interactions in the workplace, mate selection, toxic
relationships and matrimonial harmony. She has appeared on CNN & Company, C-SPAN, Tony Brown’s
Journal and Inside Edition. Hare has also spoken before the Congressional Black Caucus, participated in Tavis
Smiley’s “State of the Black Family” Conference and spoke at the annual Essence Empowerment Seminars at
the Essence Magazine Culture Festival. Her written work has been featured in several magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Miami Herald. Hare and her husband co-authored The Endangered Black Family; Bringing the Black Boy to Manhood: The Passage, The Miseducation of The Black Child, Crisis in Black Sexual Politics and How to Find and Keep a BMW (Black Man Working).
Hare, along with her husband, Dr. Nathan Hare, formed The Black Think Tank located in San Francisco,
California. Their consulting firm focuses on issues affecting the black family.
Dr. Julia Hare’s work has brought her many awards and honors including Educator of the Year for Washington,
D.C. by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and World Book Encyclopediain coordination with American
University; The Abe Lincoln Award for Outstanding Broadcasting, The Carter G. Woodson Education Award,
The Association of Black Social Workers’ Harambee Award; the Scholar of the Year Award from the
Association of African Historians; and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Black Writers
and Artists Union. Hare has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of her high school alma mater, Booker
T. Washington High, was given a Presidential citation from the National Association for Equal Opportunity
in Higher Education and was named one of the ten most influential African Americans in the San Francisco
Bay Area.
During graduate school, Hare taught elementary school in Chicago, Illinois integrating music into the
student’s lessons. Following a move to California, Hare served as the director of educational programs at
the Oakland Museum and later hosted talk shows for both ABC television and KSFO radio stations. She
also served as the public relations director in the local federal housing program in San Francisco.
Her formal education includes a B.A. in music from Langston University of Langston, Oklahoma; a M.A.
degree in music education from Roosevelt University located in Chicago, Illinois and a Ph.D. in education
from the California Coast University in Santa Ana, California.


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