Black Political Thought - AAIHS

Black Women, History, and the Democratic Party

July 3, 2018July 9, 2018 Millington Bergeson-Lockwood Activism, black politics, Black women, electoral politics, Jim Crow

On May 30, 2018, Axios published an article announcing, “Black women feel slighted by the Democrats.” The article explains how African

Online Forum: Remembering Sandra Bland

July 2, 2018July 9, 2018 AAIHS Editors #SandraBlandForum, #sayhername, Sandra Bland

*July 9-13, 2018 Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting an online forum on Sandra Bland

“His Infinite Curiosity”: Remembering Jeffrey B. Ferguson

June 26, 2018July 1, 2018 Werner Sollors #JeffreyFerguson, literature

This post is part of a week-long forum, organized by Mary Hicks, honoring Professor Jeffrey Brown Ferguson who passed away on March

The Black Studies Movement in Britain

June 22, 2018July 2, 2018 Kehinde Andrews Black Europe, Black Europe Series, Blacks in Britain, education, education reform, Malcolm X

*This post is part of our new blog series on Black Europe. This series, edited by Kira Thurman and Anne-Marie Angelo, explores what it means

Sun Ra Speaks About the Trial of Angela Davis

June 20, 2018July 2, 2018 Brian Lefresne Afrofuturism, Angela Davis, Black Panther Party, music

Anthony Reed, in his recent article on the grammar of utopia and freedom in the music of jazz performer Sun