Activism - AAIHS

Black Women’s Activism and the Long 1960s: A CBFS Interview

March 14, 2024March 11, 2024 Lucien Baskin Activism, Black women, Civil Rights Movement, Resistance

Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated by Jeanne

CFP: Self-Liberation in the Diaspora

February 29, 2024February 27, 2024 AAIHS Editors antebellum, Maroonage, Self-liberation, slavery

From the 16th to 19th centuries, enslaved people of African descent found multiple ways to resist their oppressors and liberate

CFP: Revolutionary Soul Food

February 27, 2024February 25, 2024 AAIHS Editors CFP, food, Foodways, Soul Food

Okra. Chitterlings. Grits. Ham hocks. Gumbo. Black food traditions from Africa and throughout the diaspora from the 1500s to the

CFP: Black Women’s Activism in the Diaspora

February 15, 2024February 6, 2024 AAIHS Editors Activism, African Diaspora, black internationalism, Black women

Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), invites blog posts for an online forum

Philadelphia’s ‘Black Shining Prince’

February 13, 2024February 9, 2024 Menika Dirkson Activism, education, Philadelphia

Securely tucked away in the Print Department of The Library Company of Philadelphia’s collection of over 100,000 photographs, maps, drawings,