A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Dr. Armondo Collins holds a Ph.D. in English Composition and Rhetoric.   With research interests centered on African-American rhetoric and literary studies, he has authored publications about Black masculinity, African American religion, and Black Nationalist rhetoric.  Currently serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the African-American and African Diaspora Studies Department at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, he also directs the Digital Media Commons in Jackson library.   Adamant about the need to tell one's own story, he recently visited his city to interview his friends and local residents for a mini-doc series that explores the community's response to George Floyd's murder and the history of the over-policing of Black bodies.