Activism - AAIHS

Spike Lee, Nike, and Corporate Activism

October 2, 2018October 3, 2018 E. James West Activism, Black film, black politics, black protest, film, Racial Capitalism, sports

In early September, Nike unveiled a new advertising campaign to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of its “Just Do It” motto,

Online Forum: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee

October 1, 2018October 17, 2018 AAIHS Editors #AAIHSRoundtable, Activism, black politics, Black Power, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, police violence, racism, Resistance, Unseen Light

October 8-12, 2018 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting a week-long online forum based

Rethinking H. Rap Brown and Black Power

September 29, 2018October 1, 2018 AAIHS Editors Black Power, Detroit

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

Centering Black Nationalist Women’s Ideas: An Author’s Response

September 28, 2018October 1, 2018 Keisha N. Blain black nationalism, black politics, black women's internationalism, Politics, Set the World on Fire

*This post is part of our online roundtable on Keisha N. Blain’s Set the World on Fire Set the World on Fire was a

Black Nationalist Women’s Political and Intellectual Labor

September 25, 2018October 1, 2018 Kennetta Hammond Perry Amy Ashwood Garvey, black nationalism, black women's internationalism, Set the World on Fire

*This post is part of our online roundtable on Keisha N. Blain’s Set the World on Fire How does our historical understanding