Black Mayors and the Battle Over Urban Leadership
In 1967, Richard Hatcher of Gary, Indiana, and Carl Stokes of Cleveland made history as two of the first Black
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Dominican Crossroads: An Interview with Christina C. Davidson
In today’s post, Kiana Knight, a PhD candidate in Africana Studies at Brown University, interviews interdisciplinary historian Christiana C. Davidson about
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Dorothy Height, NCNW, and the National Black Family Reunion
Dorothy I. Height and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) organized the National Black Family Reunion beginning in 1986.
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Announcing the AAIHS 2025 Award Winners
We are pleased to announce the 2025 AAIHS award winners—recipients of the Pauli Murray Book Prize, the Maria Stewart Journal Article
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Scrapbooking Summer Camp with Yolande Du Bois
In the depths of winter, the end of the school year seems far off for families and their children. But
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