TERRENCE J. ROBERTS, Ph.D.

Terrence J. Roberts, Ph.D. is one of the “Little Rock Nine” who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.  As a 15 year old eleventh grader, he joined eight other students and became one of the first nine black students to go to a formerly segregated public high school in Little Rock.

Dr. Roberts is CEO of Terrence Roberts Consulting, a management consultant firm devoted to fair and equitable practices in business and industry.  A graduate of California State University at Los Angeles (BA), and UCLA (MSW), Dr. Roberts obtained his Ph.D. in Psychology from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

LESSONS FROM LITTLE ROCK, a memoir by Dr. Roberts was published on October 1, 2009.  In this book he describes his experience at Central High School and talks about the salient lessons to be learned from that episode.  On February 1, 2010, his second book, SIMPLE, NOT EASY: Reflections on Community, Social Responsibility, and Tolerance was published.  The essays in this volume seek to guide the reader toward more socially responsible positions in life. More information available at his website: terrenceroberts.com

 A much sought after speaker and presenter, Dr. Roberts lectures and presents workshops and seminars on a wide variety of topics.

 WORKSHOP TOPIC: 

The Fierce Urgency of Now.  Building a foundation for a peaceful future.

PUBLICATIONS:

 

An intimate, powerful, personal account of the integration of Little Rock Central High School. Showing what it felt like to be one of those nine students who wanted only a good high school education, Roberts’s rich narrative and candid voice take readers through that rocky year, helping us realize that the historic events of the Little Rock integration crisis happened to real people–to children, parents, our fellow citizens.

 

 

 

 

Simple Not Easy: Reflections on community social responsibility and tolerance (Our National Conversation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEBSITES

Terrence Roberts Consulting:  http://terrenceroberts.com/about/

The Little Rock Nine Foundation: LittleRock9.com

LINKS:

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence_Roberts

University of Arkansas Little Rock: http://ualr.edu/race-ethnicity/terrence-roberts-the-little-rock-nine/

The History Makers: http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/terrence-roberts-41

Bradley University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrnT89rFfgU