Accepting Submissions for the 2026 Pauli Murray Book Prize
The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Pauli Murray Book Prize. Named after lawyer, ...
Ella Jenkins and Sonic Civil Rights Pedagogy
Ella Jenkins sat smiling in her wheelchair, ready to greet her public. It was noon on August 4, 2024, and ...
Accepting Submissions for the 2026 CLR James Research Fellowship
The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is now accepting submissions for the 2026 C.L.R. James Research Fellowship to support research ...
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
In today's post, Kiana Knight, a PhD candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University, interviews interdisciplinary historian Christiana C. Davidson about ...
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 ...
