The Radical and Transnational Roots of Black History Month in Britain
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, historian and founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, announced
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black internationalism
“Too Big To Be Small”: The Life and Legacy of Eric Williams
*This essay is part of our online forum on Eric Williams’ Capitalism and Slavery (1944), organized by historian Sasha Turner. The forum is in
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Surveillance, State Power, and the Activism of Shirley Graham Du Bois
The recent Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality are a reminder that social justice advocacy and activism can come
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Contagions of Empire: A New Book on Racism, Sexuality, and Black Military Workers
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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‘Ten Days in Harlem’: An Interview with Historian Simon Hall
In today’s piece, blogger Say Burgin interviews historian Simon Hall, a former Fox International Fellow at Yale, is currently Professor of
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