Dr. M Aziz

Dr. M. Aziz (they/them) is an Assistant Professor of African American Studies at the University of Washington. Their first book asks how martial arts contributed to Black Power organizing and shifting ideas about liberation, empire, abolition, and gender norms. In 2022, they received the V.P. Franklin Legacy Journal of African American History Award for their research. Currently, they develop innovative coursework such as “Martial Arts and Social Justice” and teach free community self-defense classes. ​