“Stronger in death than alive”: Reactions to the Assassination of Patrice Lumumba in Montreal
Recently, my colleague Keisha N. Blain wrote a post commemorating the anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first
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Reclaiming MLK’s Unspeakable Nightmare: The Progression of Racism in America
When Americans remember Martin Luther King Jr., we first and foremost remember his “dream” that “my four little children will
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“Sold to Africa”: Remembering Patrice Lumumba
[T]he enemies of Africa had understood. They had realized quite clearly that [Patrice] Lumumba was sold—sold to Africa, of course.
Read moreSara Baartman, Say Her Name: A Bicentennial Anniversary
One of the stranger stories that broke with the new year was the report (now discredited) of pop star Beyoncé writing
Read moreThe Early Scholarship of John Hope Franklin
The famed European historian, A.J.P. Taylor, remarked that “nothing is inevitable until it happens.” John Hope Franklin, who throughout a
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