About Me

Phillip Warfield is a professional historian-in-training and digital storyteller, creating multiplatform, digital content based around his love for Black history, intercultural relationships, popular culture, and self-improvement. He is proud to be African American and is content being a nomad—he’s lived in ten different states and a dozen cities across America. He firmly believes in the necessity of contextualization and the strength of histories hidden deep within mainstream narratives.

Currently, he’s the project assistant for the Council of Independent Colleges’ Legacies of American Slavery initiative and a graduate assistant serving the Howard University Social Justice Consortium, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supported grant, while pursuing his Ph.D in United States History at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

He graduated from Southern Adventist University with a bachelor’s degree in history, alongside four minors: English, religion, education, and intercultural communication. He served as Student Association President and made a concerned effort to feature, celebrate, and strategically plan several different initiatives to highlight diversity, inclusion, and culture on campus.

In running for President, he inaugurated new campaign customs by directing and producing cinematic short films and raising awareness for student led initiatives. When he dealt with racist interference from an off-campus agitator during a student celebration, he strategically led the university president and cabinet in creating a crisis communication response, garnering the attention of the local news as well as regional and denominational publications. His efforts culminated in a massive multicultural performance night at the conclusion of the year.

In his spare time, it’s possible to find Phillip deeply entrenched in a local library, enjoying a narrative-focused video game, walking around a Smithsonian museum, improving his photography skills, or filming new videos for his community on TikTok and Instagram about self-improvement through the stories in Black history.