Gil L. Robertson IV
Gil L. Robertson IV is one of America’s foremost authorities on African American pop culture. As a journalist, author, lecturer and media consultant, he is responsible for literary works and intellectual properties that create dialogues for social change and personal growth.
Robertson is the editor of the NAACP Image Award nominated book, Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community. The best-selling anthology features thoughts and solutions from a wide cross section of African Americans on the HIV/AIDS crisis. He is also the author of Writing as a Tool of Empowerment, a resource book for media professionals. Additionally, he is a frequent contributor to The African American Almanac (Gale Press) and also contributed to the anthology Souls of My Brothers (Plume).
On television, Robertson has shared his expertise on topical issues for numerous shows that includes: CNN, BET, E Entertainment, National Public Radio and the Tavis Smiley Show. He is also a popular national lecturer who speaks on issues that impact professional growth strategies and personal development.
Robertson is a co-founder and president of the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the largest body of the nation’s leading African American film critics. He is also the founder of the Robertson Treatment’s Media Workshop, an annual journalism initiative presented at the Auburn Avenue Research Library in Atlanta, GA and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York, NY.
Robertson earned a B.A. degree in Political Science from Cal State Los Angeles. He is the founder and editor of the nationally syndicated Arts & Lifestyle column, the Robertson Treatment. Now in its 10th year, the column appears in 30 newspapers across the country boasting a readership in excess of 2 million. He is a professional member of the National Press Club, The National Association of Black Journalists, The National Academy of Recording Arts & Science, The National Academy of Television Arts and Science and The Motion Picture Academy.
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