W. E. B. Du Bois, World War I, and the Question of Failure
*This post is part of our online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois @ 150. 2018 marks both the sesquicentennial of W. E. B.
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black intellectual history
An Alternative View of Du Bois’s Talented Tenth
*This post is part of our online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois @ 150. W. E. B. Du Bois published one of his
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“History is Knowledge, Identity, and Power”: Lerone Bennett Jr., 1928–2018
When I found out about Lerone Bennett, Jr’s passing, I was immediately struck by his sense of poetic timing. In life, Bennett
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The New Negro: A New Book on Black Philosopher Alain Locke
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Reclaiming Martin Luther King Jr.’s Radical Vision
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an address, “Keep Moving from This Mountain,” at Spelman College’s annual Founders Day commemoration
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