Adelaide Banks

Adelaide Banks is an author, sociology instructor, historian and entrepreneur. Understanding our "Whys" centers her teaching focus. She believes that to live cooperatively and respectfully in a multicultural society, we must learn culture, social systems and understand how they work. We all are invested in building safe environments to thrive.

Ms. Banks authored Homeland, My Place Called Downhome to explore homeland rules that impact the development of all societies and groom identity. She wrote the book using an ADOS (American Descendant of Slavery) perspective.

She holds degrees in Sociology from Northern Michigan University and North Carolina State University. She has done graduate studies at four additional universities including Duke University.

Currently, Ms. Banks is the owner of ASB Marketing, LLC in Durham, NC. They teach Black American history and, facilitate social research using news media articles to analyze contemporary belief systems. They conduct ethnic relations, examination of social issues and Creative Solutions workshops.