Historical Amnesia and the Burden of the Euro-American Past in the Age of Trump
In the last 100 days since he began his presidency, President Trump’s administration has unleashed a powerful nativist movement anchored
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Memory
Planning a Class Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture
“The trip to the museum was a humbling experience. I felt the weight of the collective experience of my ancestors—their
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Afro-Latin America and the Black Pacific: An Interview with Sherwin K. Bryant
This month I interviewed Sherwin K. Bryant about his work on the Black Pacific and Afro-Andes. Bryant is Associate Professor of
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Blackness, a Haunted History
Historians generally frame their writing and research around the notion of change over time, assuming that time moves forward. But
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Women Picturing Revolution: An Interview with Lesly Deschler-Canossi and Zoraida Lopez-Diago
This month I interviewed Lesly Deschler Canossi and Zoraida Lopez-Diago about their event Women Picturing Revolution: Focus on Africa and
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