University of Virginia (M.A), Virginia Union University (M.Div.), Old Dominion University (Ph.D.)를 졸업하였다. 북미설교학회(Academy of Homiletics) 회장, Virginia Union University 설교학 교수를 역임하였으며 SBC West End Second Baptist Church 담임목사로 활동한다.

펴낸 저서로 Black Suffering: Silent Pain, Hidden Hope ( 2020), The Word Made Plain: The Power And Promise Of Preaching (2004), Pastoral Theology: A Black-Church Perspective (1991)가 있다.