Toward the Preservation of Black Joy in Public Memory
Representations of Black experiences remain frustratingly narrow in public commemoration efforts across the U.S. For many decades, and especially in
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Meaning of freedom
Black Trans Feminism: Marquis Bey interviewed by Guy Emerson Mount
In this interview I speak with Marquis Bey about their new book Black Trans Feminism which takes a broadly abolitionist
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Slavery, Capitalism, and Empire: A CBFS Interview
Conversations in Black Freedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated
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‘Nationtime’ Shows That Blacks, Too, Have Become More Inclusive
When William Greaves’ film about the 1972 National Black Political Convention, which took place in my hometown of Gary, Indiana,
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Policing Black Freedom
*This post is part of our roundtable on “Contested Citizenship,” organized in collaboration with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study
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