CONSTANTINE-SIMMS, Delroy 1964-

PERSONAL:

Born March 25, 1964, in Wolverhampton, England; son of William (a farmer) and Maud Ethel (a homemaker; maiden name, Benette-Anderson) Constantine-Simms; children: Rashada Balasal-Simms. Ethnicity: "Jamaican; Black." Education: Polytechnic of Birmingham, certificate in business studies and finance, 1984; Polytechnic of Wolverhampton, diploma of higher education, 1986; University of Humberside, B.A. (with honors), 1988; University of Middlesex, postgraduate diploma in social science research methods, 1994; University of Greenwich, postgraduate certificate in education, 1995; University of East London, B.Sc. (with honors), 1991, M.Sc., 2002. Politics: "Liberal (right-wing)." Hobbies and other interests: Computer maintenance.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Multi-cultural Media Foundation, P.O. Box 13258, London E1 2RR, England. E-mail—delroysimms@yahoo.com.

CAREER:

Open University, Milton Keynes, England, tutor and counselor, 1990-92; University of Kingston, London, England, research assistant, 1994-95; University of Hertfordshire, Aldenham, England, research fellow, 1995-96; Barnet College of Further Education, London, lecturer, 1997-2000; Multi-cultural Media Foundation, London, news editor, 2000—. University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, research associate at Sonja Haynes Black Cultural Center, 1996.

MEMBER:

National Union of Journalists, British Psychology Association, British Sociology Association, Institute of Business and Technical Management, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and Training (affiliate member), Black Psychology Association (United States).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Lambda Literary Award, 2001, for The Greatest Taboo: Homosexuality in Black Communities.

WRITINGS:

(Editor, with V. Showunmi, and contributor) Teachers for the Future, Trentham Books (Stoke on Trent, England), 1995.

(Editor and contributor) The Greatest Taboo: Homosexuality in Black Communities, Alyson Publications (Los Angeles, CA), 2001.

Hitler's Forgotten Black Victims, Think Doctor Publications (New York, NY), in press.

Contributor to periodicals, including Journal of Post Colonial Studies.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Black Issues Book Review, January, 2001, Doug Jones, review of The Greatest Taboo: Homosexuality in Black Communities, p. 56.

Gay and Lesbian Review, July, 2001, R. A. Horne, review of The Greatest Taboo, p. 44.

Lambda Book Report, January, 2001, Randy Boyd, review of The Greatest Taboo, p. 20.

Sociology, November, 1996, Debbie Weekes, review of Teachers for the Future, p. 822.