Author Interview - AAIHS

‘Jezebel Unhinged’: A New Book on the Black Female Body in Religion and Culture

September 17, 2018September 18, 2018 J. T. Roane black feminism, Black women, Gender, religion

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

‘In a Classroom of Their Own’: A New Book on All-Black Male Schools

August 31, 2018September 2, 2018 Melissa N. Shaw black feminism, education, racism

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

‘Birthright Citizens’: A New Book on the History of Race and Rights

August 20, 2018August 27, 2018 Melissa N. Shaw Civil War, law, slavery

*This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

‘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,

African Americans and the Congo: An Interview with Ira Dworkin

July 16, 2018July 20, 2018 Marius Kothor African Diaspora, imperialism, Pan-Africanism, Patrice Lumumba

In today’s post, Marius Kothor, a PhD student in the Department of History at Yale University, interviews Ira Dworkin on his new