George Hemingway Isom is a graduate of the City College of New York (B.A, M.A.1965,1971), Teachers College Columbia University (M.ED.1972), the University of Iowa (Ph.D.1980); and  he earned a certificate in the Urban Study Program for Teachers from La Guardia Community College 1992-93. He taught in the public schools of New York City and at the University of Iowa. Dr. Isom served as an administrator in Community School District 7, South Bronx, NY as well as in the New York State Education Department, Albany, NY.  He was a member of the editorial board of Buckingham Learning Corporation for which he wrote: Martin Luther King Jr.: Apostle of Nonviolence  and Marcus Garvey: Father of Black Nationalism (1970-71). Dr. Isom is listed in the 1990 edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers. He lives on Long Island with his wife, Jeanne, and their cat, Chloe.