ABSTRACT
The discipline of political science and the field of Black politics lost two giants during 2013. Hanes Walton, Jr. died on January 14. William Nelson left us on May 13. The National Political Science Review (NPSR) is a refereed journal of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Its editions appear annually and comprise the highest quality scholarship related to the experiences of African Americans in the American political community as well as in the wider reach of the African diaspora in the Western Hemisphere. The editors of NPSR invite submissions from the scholarly community for review and possible publication. Submissions should follow the style conventions of the American Political Science Review. One copy of the submission should include the author’s or authors’ information comprising the name that will appear in the published version along with the author’s/authors’ institutional affiliation and email addresses.
