On The International Book Fair of Radical Black and Third World Books
The International Book Fair of Radical Black and Third World Books was first held in London, England in 1982, and
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Black Political Thought
Dressed in Dreams: A New Book about the Power of Black Fashion
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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“Swinging While I’m Singing”: Spike Lee, Public Enemy, and the Message in the Music
“1989, a number, another summer, sound of the funky drummer” —Public Enemy, “Fight the Power” The scene may be the
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When John Hope Franklin and Pepsi Made a Black History Record
A decade after his death, John Hope Franklin remains among the most prominent historians to ever chronicle the African American
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Beyond the ‘Great Men’ Canon of Black Intellectual History
*This post is part of our online forum titled “What is African American Intellectual History?“ African American intellectual history is
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