The police killing of Amir Locke: a critical discourse analysis of the press conference held by Minneapolis’s mayor, the interim police chief, and the response by activists
Journal article • 2026 • Critical Studies in Media Communication
Dr. Uchenna Onuzulike is Associate Professor of Communications and Graduate Coordinator of the Organizational Communications Program in the Department of Communications at Bowie State University. His research focuses on critical intercultural communication, media literacy, ethnic and diasporic identities, communication theory, organizational communication, and transnational media. His scholarship further explores the intersections among religion, culture, folk belief, and language, with particular attention to Nollywood and film analysis and criticism. Dr. Onuzulike has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. Among his most significant contributions as a critical intercultural scholar is the conceptualization and development of Ethnic Communication Theory. His forthcoming book, Negotiating Ethnic and Transnational Identities in the African Diaspora: Second-Generation Igbo Americans, will be published by Bloomsbury in 2026 (https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/negotiating-ethnic-and-transnational-identities-in-the-african-diaspora-9781666958546/).
Journal article • 2026 • Critical Studies in Media Communication
Journal article • 2022 • In K. Langmia (Ed.), Decolonizing communication studies (pp. 173-191). Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Book chapter • 2022 • In J. T. Austin, M. P. Orbe, & J. D. Sims (Eds.), Communication theory: Racially diverse and inclusive perspectives (pp. 79-90). San Diego, CA: Cognella Publishing
Journal article • 2021 • Howard Journal of Communications
Journal article • 2021 • The Journal of International Communication
Journal article • 2018 • In K. Langmia (Ed.), Black/Africana communication theory (pp. 41-59). UK/USA: Palgrave/Macmillan Publishers
Journal article • 2017 • Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
Journal article • 2016 • CINEJ Cinema Journal
Journal article • 2015 • African Identities
Journal article • 2015 • In I. Ndolo & C. Onwumechili (Eds.), Nigeria: Development communication & interrogating the field (pp. 83-101). Enugu, Nigeria: Rhyce Kerex Publishers.
Journal article • 2015 • In A. P. Nwauwa & C. J. Korieh (Eds.), Perspectives on the Igbo: Multidisciplinary approaches (pp. 237-248). Glassboro, NJ: Goldline and Jacobs Publishing.
Journal article • 2014 • Journal of African Media Studies
Journal article • 2014 • Igbo Studies Review
Journal article • 2014 • Explorations in Media Ecology,
Journal article • 2013 • International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies
Journal article • 2009 • International Journal of Intercultural Communication Studies
Journal article • 2009 • International Journal of the Arts in Society
Journal article • 2008 • International Journal of the Humanities
Journal article • 2007 • Journal of Human Communication: A Journal of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association
Journal article • 2007 • Black Camera: A Micro Journal of Black Film Studies,
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