Professor Tricia Rose

Tricia Rose is internationally recognized for her trailblazing insights and ability to deepen our understanding of complex, difficult social issues.

Tricia’s pioneering body of work includes the groundbreaking study of hip hop (Black Noise, 1994), a moving oral history of Black women’s sexual lives (Longing to Tell, 2003), a critical assessment of hip hop’s evolution (The Hip Hop Wars, 2008), a first-of-its-kind systems analysis of racism (Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives–And How We Break Free, 2024) and the uniquely immersive experience on systemic racism and resilience, Way Outta No Way (2025).

The Way Outta No Way project has its own YouTube channel, Spirit Stays Free: https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritStaysFree

She earned her Ph.D. from Brown University and her B.A. from Yale University. She is a professor at Brown University, where she now serves as Chancellor’s Professor of Africana Studies and Director of the Systemic Racism and Resilience Project.