African diaspora - AAIHS

Fire in Babylon and The Racial Politics of West Indian Cricket

“What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?” asked C.L.R. James in Beyond a Boundary, his 1962 study

Over the past few months, I have been writing posts exploring pre-modern black intellectual history. They have largely focused on

The Caribbean Studies Association will hold its 41st Annual Meeting in less than a month. For the first time ever,

This month, I interviewed Eric D. Duke about his new book, Building a Nation: Caribbean Federation in the Black Diaspora

During his groundbreaking visit to Havana last month, President Barack Obama suggested that the embrace of U.S.-style democracy and capitalism