Peter Boykin

Peter Jeffrey Boykin was born on August 22, 1976 to the Honorable Ulysses W. Boykin III. and Mrs. Pamela T. Boykin. He matriculated at Gesu Elementary and graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1994 studying in the Performing Arts Curriculum. After high school, he continued the Boykin legacy by attending the prestigious HBCU, Hampton University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History graduating in 1998. Then, after completing his undergraduate studies, he ventured to Washington, D.C. In 2001, a Master of Arts degree in Teaching with an emphasis in Secondary Education was attained from Howard University. In 2007, Boykin went back for a second master’s degree in Public Relations and completed it in 2009 at Michigan State University.

Professionally, Boykin has been committed to the field of education. He interned during his second year of graduate school (Howard University) at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., where he worked in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education doing research on pertinent education issues like Closing the Achievement Gap between African-American, Latino, and other students of color with their White counterparts. From 2001-2003, he taught social studies at Woodbridge High School in the Prince William County, Virginia School District. Since January 2004, he has been an instructor of history at Wayne County Community College District and teaches African American History, United States History, and World History courses. In terms of professional involvement, he is a financial member of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2000 and the Association for the Study of Life and African American History.

Aside from his instructional duties, Boykin is very active in his community. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Nu Omega Chapter and was a former member of the Detroit Omega Foundation Board of Directors, a nonprofit arm of the chapter that managed the fraternity’s nationally mandated programs on a local level, serving as the Board Secretary. As a member of the Detroit Hampton Alumni Association, Mr. Boykin served as Vice-President for the chapter and President. He currently serves on the Scholarship Committee for the Detroit Hampton Alumni and participates in college fairs along with his father.

Boykin is married to Mrs. Sheila Scott Boykin of Bronwood, Georgia.