The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Education Programs is accepting applications for the Landmarks of American History and Culture program. networks.h-net.org/group/announce…

I just posted 2 essays for #Marx1313: a brilliant piece by Prof Jean Louise Cohen Columbia University prefiguring her presentation at the seminar (the1313.law.columbia.edu/2024/11/09/jea…) and a long-form intro essay I wrote on Marx’s 1844 articles & Claude Lefort (the1313.law.columbia.edu/2024/11/08/ber…) Join us Nov. 14!

The new documentary American Coup PBS, co-directed by Brad Lichtenstein and yoruba richen, tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 –

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of bandleader, composer and saxophonist Lou Donaldson. Known as “Sweet Poppa Lou” Donaldson was the final surviving member of the original Art Blakey quintet that in 1954 introduced “hard bop” into the growing jazz lineage of

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of drummer Roy Haynes. In a career lasting over 80 years, Haynes has influenced and innovated, shaping some of the greatest recordings in jazz while altering the very fabric and direction of jazz improvisation with his mercurial,

A statue of civil rights champion John Lewis was unveiled today at Legacy Plaza in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. eji.org/news/eji-unvei…

Tuskegee Airmen in front of their P-40.

Sunday, November 24 Elizabeth Catlett and the Ralph Ellison Memorial: Public Art in Context eventbrite.com/e/elizabeth-ca…

"More and more patients want the world to stop": Renata Salecl's new long-form essay on "Catastrophe, Apathy, and Sublimation" is now up at The 13/13 Essays here: the1313.law.columbia.edu/2024/11/23/ren… Join us tomorrow for Marx 4/13 Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought tomorrow. All info here: marx1313.law.columbia.edu/4-13/

The New York Public Library mourns the loss of celebrated writer, teacher, and activist Nikki Giovanni, who passed away on December 9, 2024. Giovanni was a prolific writer, authoring over 20 poetry collections and 15 children's books. More: on.nypl.org/3Div7mC

📚Global Black Studies at Duke's Mark Anthony Neal remembers the late Nikki Giovanni's ground breaking recording "Truth is On Its Way' “the church is a great archive of Black music.” — Nikki Giovanni medium.com/@tnimixtape/tr…

Thousands of people fleeing slavery came to the French colony of Senegal, where slavery was legally abolished in 1848. French “liberty” villages were purportedly built to welcome people who had self-liberated, promising refuge from re-enslavement. #InSlaverysWake #APeoplesJourney

On this day in 1917, the U.S. Army executed 13 Black soldiers who were sentenced to death and denied any right to appeal for defending themselves after a white mob attacked them. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Excited for this work from Jarvis McInnis— Columbia University Press cup.columbia.edu/book/afterlive…

Celebrate the holidays with books that enrich a global, diasporic understanding of Black experiences. Get started with our Holiday Gift Guide today! buff.ly/3ZK5Ham #HolidayBookSale #BlackStudies #AfricanDiaspora #ReadUP #GlobalBlackExperience #BlackVoices #AcademicBooks

It is especially exciting when your work attracts attention outside of the academy. I appreciate the thoughtful interview in MadameNoire. madamenoire.com/1428034/dr-cry… UNC Press Sonya Bonczek @DGershenowitz @EmoryAASDept Emory College

Jackson State’s female drum major: ‘I feel like I’m standing on the shoulders of giants’ | Andscape Ariel Woods is the fourth woman to help lead the Sonic Boom of the South andscape.com/features/jacks…

AAADS adjunct Dr. ViValdi Jean-Marie in article," nytimes.com/2024/12/11/nyr…

Afterlives of the Plantation-Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South Jarvis C. McInnis Columbia University Press cup.columbia.edu/book/afterlive…

Rest in Powreful Peace Dr. Giovanni Thank you for Everything 💔🕊️👑