Jeffrey C. Stewart facts for kids

Jeffrey Conrad Stewart was born in 1950 in Chicago, USA. He is a well-known American professor. He teaches Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Professor Stewart is famous for his book called The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke. This book won two big awards: the 2018 National Book Award for Nonfiction and the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. His book tells the life story of Alain LeRoy Locke. Locke is often called the "father of the Harlem Renaissance". This was a time when Black art and culture became very popular.

What Has Professor Stewart Done?

His Work at Universities

In 2002 and 2003, Professor Stewart received a special grant called a Fulbright grant. This allowed him to study at the Roma Tre University in Italy.

He teaches about the history of jazz music. To make learning fun, he started Jeffrey's Jazz Coffeehouse in 2015. He also helps organize jazz concerts in Isla Vista. This is a community close to the UC Santa Barbara campus.

In 2019, former students of UC Santa Barbara honored him. They made him an "honorary alumnus." This was to celebrate his many achievements. They especially recognized his detailed book about Alain LeRoy Locke.

Other Important Roles

Professor Stewart has held many important positions. He was a visiting lecturer at the Terra Foundation in France. He was also a fellow at Harvard University's Charles Warren Center. He spent time as a fellow at Harvard's W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute.

He has also worked as a curator for art shows. He helped put together an exhibition called To Color America: Portraits by Winold Reiss. This show was at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. He also curated Paul Robeson: Artist and Citizen at Rutgers University.

In 2018, he organized a conference at UC Santa Barbara. It was called North Hall 50 Years After: A Black Vision of Change.