Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) is the author of Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual (University of North Carolina Press), which has been listed as one of by the website Black Perspectives. Black Perspectives is the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society. Parry is a professor of African American and Africa Diaspora Studies.
