Felton Foushee

Felton Foushee was born and raised in Greensboro, NC. A proud graduate of James B. Dudley High School, Felton entered the world of higher learning non-traditionally, beginning his academic journey as an adult student. He holds a B.A. in Media Studies from UNC Greensboro, an M.A. in history from North Carolina Central University, and is presently in the dissertation stage of his Ph.D. in history at UNCG.

Felton’s area of focus is depictions of Black Americans in media. His forthcoming dissertation centers on the period from 1845 to 1925.

Believing that the only clear way forward is to look back and grow from better understanding our collective history, Felton's study of media and the troublesome history associated with depictions of Black Americans as well as matters associated with diversity, equality, equity, justice, and repair have shaped his nuanced approach to community building. His work with the non-profit NC-100 centers on community engagement and uplift through facilitated conversations, organizational networking, and mentoring. He is also the racial equity engagement officer for the Racial Equity Learning Community of Rockingham County (RELC) and the CEO of Race To When LLC (RTW).

Race To When seeks to help principled organizations build a dynamic and forward-thinking culture that is authentic and legitimately sensitive to the social construct of race, a culture that is desirous, intentional, impartial, and accountable to fair and equitable outcomes.

Felton also sits on the board of the historic Carolina Theatre in Greensboro and serves on the Hillsborough Historic Commission by appointment of Governor Roy Cooper.

“Black Americans must be viewed as a unique group. Their American experience cannot be stepped into and absorbed, nor should it be made into a hollowed out symbolic thing. The Black American experience has brought this country closer to what it claimed to be at its inception, and yet Black Americans have not been repaired in the process.”