Richard Singley

Richard Lawson Singley has worked in the Engineering field for over three decades. Richard spent many years employed as an Electrical Engineer, but never lost his passion for exploring the intricacies of the English language and historical events. He is the author of: In a Nutshell, A New Perspective, Renaissance Man, Mystic Chords of Memory, Unholy Crusades, The Pursuit of Happiness, Triumvirate, Interesting Times, Negritude, The Nature of Our Existence and several forthcoming books and essays on various subjects including religion, science, philosophy, history and politics. He has also worked as an educator and assistant in the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system. The Nature of Our Existence is his first science book. His books, Renaissance Man and Mystic Chords of Memory were approved by MCPS as a teaching and reference books.

Richard is a graduate of Drexel University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. During the mid-seventies, he spent time at the nearby University of Pennsylvania library studying African and African American history with the late James G. Spady. Spady was a scholar's scholar who seemed to know everyone. A close friend of Dr. Diop, he was instrumental in having Diop’s books, translated into English. Chief among them was: The African Origin of Civilization, Myth or Reality a book that greatly influenced Richard's writings on history. Richard has published a five-volume set on the History of Western Civilization entitled: Black Hole in "His" Story. The books are as follows: Negritude, Triumvirate, Unholy Crusades, The Pursuit of Happiness, and Mystic Chords of Memory. So often, when the history of Western Civilization is told, it omits or distorts the history of black people. His series tells the story of the history of people of African descent from pre-history to America's first black president.

Richard also created a 1000+ slide presentation/course delineating the lives of 100 African American pioneers across the intellectual, historical and social spectrums. Far too often, we celebrate the same individuals during Black History Month. In this presentation, Richard explores those unsung Americans of African descent such as Paul Cuffe, Martin Delany, Charles Young, Father Divine, William Monroe Trotter, Alian Locke, Charles Hamilton Houston, Paul Robeson, Amelia Boynton (Robinson), Ernest Everett Just, Pauli Murray, etc. that not only overcame great obstacles but helped to shape America. A native of Roselle, NJ; Richard is the father of two sons, Bradford and Adrian, and lives in the Washington, DC area with his life-long love and wife Jeanne.

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