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The First and Last King of Haiti: An Interview with Marlene L. Daut

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 Nathalie Frédéric Pierre Haiti, Haitian Revolution

In today’s post, Nathalie Frédéric Pierre, Assistant Professor of History at Howard University, interviews renowned historian Marlene L. Daut about her

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The Best Black History Books of 2024

December 30, 2024December 29, 2024 AAIHS Editors #BlackHistory, bestbooks, books

We are pleased to release this year’s AAIHS list of the best books published in 2024! Check out this extraordinary

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Beyonce, Ameriican Requiem, and Reclaiming Genre

November 22, 2024November 19, 2024 Elizabeth Gonzalez Black women, music, popular culture, racism

“Nothing really ends, for things to stay the same they have to change again” On March 29, 2024, Beyoncé released

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Malcolm X, MLK, and the Call for a Cultural Revolution

November 15, 2024November 14, 2024 M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. black politics, Black radicalism, Civil Rights Movement

Both Minister Malcolm X and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. are oftentimes referred to as civil rights activists. Peniel E.

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White Women and Reactionary Politics

November 13, 2024November 10, 2024 Denise Lynn Politics, race, Women

Every election cycle we see the same shock and outrage that once again, most white women voted Republican. This shock

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