W. E. B. Du Bois, Aesthetics, and the Weird
*This post is part of our online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois @ 150. The stature and prominence of W. E. B. Du
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Black history
Set the World on Fire: A New Book on Black Nationalist Women’s Activism
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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“History is Knowledge, Identity, and Power”: Lerone Bennett Jr., 1928–2018
When I found out about Lerone Bennett, Jr’s passing, I was immediately struck by his sense of poetic timing. In life, Bennett
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Mississippi’s Civil Rights Museum: Reflections from a Native Daughter
Several weeks ago, I attended the opening activities for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. The museum represents a long-overdue,
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An Internationalist Vision of Black History Month
Black History Month has always had an international outlook. From its origins as Negro History Week, started in 1926 by
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