Search Results for: Black Power

The Communist Reimagining of Black History

March 12, 2018March 15, 2018 Denise Lynn Claudia Jones, Communism, Harriet Tubman, Historical Memory, slavery

The American Communist Party was aware that history was a powerful tool. It frequently used history in its propaganda to

Read more

Black Panther and the Politics of Black Heroism

March 10, 2018March 15, 2018 Sheena Howard #BlackPanther, #comicsandrace

*This post is part of our new blog series on The World of the Black Panther. This series, edited by Julian Chambliss and Walter

Read more

Finalists for the Pauli Murray Book Prize in Black Intellectual History

March 4, 2018March 6, 2018 AAIHS Editors black intellectual history

The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is pleased to announce the finalists for the first annual Pauli Murray Book

Read more

The Pursuit of Happiness: A New Book on Black Women’s Travels Abroad

March 2, 2018March 5, 2018 Keisha N. Blain African Diaspora, black politics, Black women, blackness, Jamaica, travel

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

Read more

Benedita da Silva, Brazil’s First Black Woman Senator and Governor

March 1, 2018March 3, 2018 Jaimee A. Swift Afro-Brazilians, black politics, Black women, Brazil, intersectionality

Female politicians are underrepresented in their leadership and their participation, and their contributions and successes in national, local, and civil

Read more