africa – AAIHS

Gender, Blackness, and the Oppression Olympics

November 13, 2019November 11, 2019 Jesús Gregorio Smith 0 Comments
#WorkingtheBlackDiaspora, africa, African Diaspora, education, Gender, pedagogy, sexuality, teaching

*This post is part of our online forum organized by Drs. Charisse Burden-Stelly and Crystal Moten titled “Researching, Teaching, and Embodying

Mickey Leland and Africa in American Politics: An Interview with Benjamin Talton

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Keisha N. Blain 1 Comment
Activism, africa, African Diaspora, black intellectual history, black internationalism, Black political thought, black politics, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Pan-Africanism, Politics, race

In today’s post, AAIHS President Keisha N. Blain interviews Benjamin Talton, an associate professor of History at Temple University, about his

Race and the Politics of Knowledge Production in African Studies

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Marius Kothor africa, African Diaspora, black intellectual history, black politics, Black Studies, education, Pan-Africanism, race, racism, white supremacy

In the United States, African scholars are conspicuously underrepresented in the field of African Studies. For years, Black scholars have

Audley Moore and the Modern Reparations Movement

February 28, 2019March 9, 2019 Ashley Farmer #QueenMotherMoore, Activism, africa, African Diaspora, Audley Moore, black intellectual history, black internationalism, Black Leaders, Black Marxism, black nationalism, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, Black political thought, black politics, Black Power, black protest, black radical tradition, Black radicalism, Black women, Communism, Communist Party, Garveyism, Marcus Garvey, Marxism, Pan-Africanism, race, racism, reparations, slavery

Today’s post is part of a week-long series featuring excerpts from a special issue on activist Queen Mother Audley Moore.

‘Footprints of Panafricanism’: An Interview with Filmmaker Shirikiana Aina

July 23, 2018July 26, 2018 Nubia Kai africa, African Diaspora, Black film, film, Pan-Africanism, West Africa, women in film

In today’s post, poet, playwright and novelist Nubia Kai interviews Shirikiana Aina about her new film, Footprints of Panafricanism. An independent filmmaker,

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