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Black Mayors and the Battle Over Urban Leadership

Black Mayors and the Battle Over Urban Leadership

In 1967, Richard Hatcher of Gary, Indiana, and Carl Stokes of Cleveland made history as two of the first Black ...
Dominican Crossroads: An Interview with Christina C. Davidson

Dominican Crossroads: An Interview with Christina C. Davidson

In today's post, Kiana Knight, a PhD candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University, interviews interdisciplinary historian Christiana C. Davidson ...
Dorothy Height, NCNW, and the National Black Family Reunion

Dorothy Height, NCNW, and the National Black Family Reunion

Dorothy I. Height and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) organized the National Black Family Reunion beginning in 1986 ...
Announcing the AAIHS 2025 Award Winners

Announcing the AAIHS 2025 Award Winners

We are pleased to announce the 2025 AAIHS award winners—recipients of the Pauli Murray Book Prize, the Maria Stewart Journal ...