GREEN, Ricky K(enneth) 1958-

PERSONAL: Born March 4, 1958, in Albuquerque, NM; son of David and Edith (Williams) Green. Ethnicity: "Black." Education: California State University—Sacramento, B.A., 1990; University of California—Santa Barbara, M.A., 1993, Ph.D., 1998.

ADDRESSES: Home—8285 Preston Way, Sacramento, CA 95828. Offıce—Department of Ethnic Studies, California State University—Sacramento, 6000 J St., Sacramento, CA 95819-6013. E-mail—greenr@csus. edu.

CAREER: University of California—Santa Barbara, lecturer in political science, 1998; California State University—Sacramento, assistant professor of ethnic studies and government, 1998—.

MEMBER: American Political Science Association, National Association of Ethnic Studies.

WRITINGS:

Democratic Virtue in the Trial and Death of Socrates: Resistance to Imperialism in Classical Athens, Peter Lang Publishing (New York, NY), 2000.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Between Achievement and Resistance; research on democratic theory and black political morality.

SIDELIGHTS: Ricky K. Green told CA: "I am an assistant professor at California State University—Sacramento. Currently I teach in the ethnic studies department and the government department. My areas of research include culture and ethics of the black diaspora, democratic thought, and ancient political thought. For the most part my writing is centered around those research interests. My first work, Democratic Virtue in the Trial and Death of Socrates: Resistance to Imperialism in Classical Athens, came out of my interest in ancient Greek political philosophy and democracy. My current work is a combination of my interests in African-American culture and political experience and democratic thought. I credit James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Chester Himes, and Maya Angelou with influencing not only my writing style but my subject matter."