Black Political Thought - AAIHS

Creating an African American Identity and a New Nation

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 Guest Poster black politics, black protest, colonial America, emancipation

This is a guest post by Daniel R. Mandell, Professor of History at Truman State University. Prof. Mandell recently received

The Many Women Mentors of Malcolm X

May 3, 2016May 4, 2016 Ashley Farmer black internationalism, black politics, black protest, Malcolm X

The release of Beyoncé’s Lemonade has prompted many viewers and critics to remark on her inclusion of Malcolm X’s statements

“Africa for the Africans”: The Expanding Field of Global Garveyism

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 Keisha N. Blain black nationalism, Garveyism, Pan-Africanism, Universal Negro Improvement Association

Recently, the Global Garveyism conference took place at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Organized by Professors Adam Ewing (Virginia

The Pragmatic Utopia: An Author’s Response

April 30, 2016January 1, 2017 Russell Rickford #AAIHSRoundtable, #WeAreAnAfricanPeople, Pan-Africanism

This is the final day of our roundtable on Russell Rickford’s book, We Are an African People: Independent Education, Black

Pragmatic Black Nationalism

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Guest Poster #AAIHSRoundtable, #WeAreAnAfricanPeople, Pan-Africanism

This is the fifth day of our roundtable on Russell Rickford’s book, We Are an African People: Independent Education, Black