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Malcolm Cash

Malcolm

Malcolm Cash received his B.A from Oberlin College, and a Master of Fine Arts in English and Creative Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. In July 2005 he published “Sweet Home: A Memoir.” The book is a literary portrait of his family’s North American slave experiences, migration north and life during the Civil Rights Era.

Cash is presently professor of English at Lorain County Community College , and an ordained minister at Full Gospel Ministries ( Lorain , Ohio ). He is embarked upon a vocation of teaching, ministry and writing.  

His teaching and speaking interests center on African & African-American Studies with a focus on literature; religious studies with a focus on social ethics and Martin Luther King, Jr.; creative writing with a focus on non-fiction; multiculturalism and student development; educational leadership for social change; and the Civil Rights/Black Power Movement.

Cash is also a public speaker, educational consultant and mentor to student leaders, writers, and future educators.