Dr. Zekeh Gbotokuma was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He earned a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Gregorian University, a Bachelor degree in Theology from the Pontifical Urban ...view moreDr. Zekeh Gbotokuma was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He earned a doctoral degree in Philosophy from Gregorian University, a Bachelor degree in Theology from the Pontifical Urban University, a Diploma in International Studies from the Italian Society for the International Organization, all in Rome, Italy. He is multilingual (Lingala, Ngbaka, French, English, Italian, German, Latin, and some Spanish). After twelve years of education and experience in Europe, Dr. Gbotokuma is currently an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Global Studies at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., and the founding President of Polyglots in Action for Diversity, Inc. His publications include, among others, A PAN-AFRICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA (The Edwin Mellen Press, 2003); DIZIONARIO ITALIANO-LINGALA/LINGALA-ITALIANO(Armando Curcio Publisher, Rome, 1990), and numerous articles written in English, French, and Italian and published in U.S. and European journals, magazines, and conference proceedings. He is the founding editor of COSMOPORT – The Newsletter of the Center for Global Studies at Morgan State University.view less