About Marc

 

Marc W. Polite is an award winning writer from New York City.  An individual with a progressive outlook, he writes around issues concerning social history, technology, labor, and urban conditions.  He has earned his B.A. in Political Science and his M.A. in History from The City College of New York. A resident of Harlem and a advocate of civic engagement, Mr. Polite utilizes his educational background to shed light on issues effecting the African-American community.

Looking to develop his understanding further, Mr. Polite undertook the study of African history as a graduate student. Focusing on the decolonization process in his concentration, he describes the connection between labor struggles and the anti-colonial movement . His minor area of concentration is the U.S. South, and he continues to study informally the Great Migration alongside current African-American migration patterns. In total, Mr. Polite has three unpublished academic works.

Currently Mr. Polite heads up the award winning blog Polite On Society, a space of social commentary, political analysis and literary reviews. His eventual goal is to publish his academic work and make a contribution to the ever in flux publishing industry. He also wishes to work with institutions that are solutions oriented, whether it be community based or research driven. Mr. Polite wishes to reach his audience in different mediums, be it social media or the public lecture circuit.

He has risen to become one of the fresh new voices in the Black literary world, with his hard-hitting topics on progressive politics in the African-American community, Hip-Hop, and Technology. His work has been published in Race Talk Magazine,  Madame Noire, The African-American Daily Digest, Black Star News, BMORENEWS,  The New England Informer, The Webster Style Magazine, and The Atlanta Post.

The most recent accomplishments of Mr. Polite can be found in his Curriculum Vitae on his official website, marcpolite.com He lives with his wife and daughter.