W. E. B. Du Bois and Black History Month
The year was 1949. Eighty-one-year-old W. E. B Du Bois was one year removed from his second stint at the
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black politics
Black Britons and the Politics of Belonging: An Interview with Kennetta Hammond Perry
This month, I interviewed Kennetta Hammond Perry about her new book, London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship
Read moreEnvisioning Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Twenty-First Century
This is a guest post by Dr. Elwood Watson, an author, public speaker, and professor of History, African American Studies,
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Bernie Sanders and Black Voters
The following guest post was written by David Weinfeld. He teaches United States history at the University of Toronto. He previously
Read more“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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