Black Periodicals and the Politics of Racial Uplift
During the mid-twentieth century, the economic growth following World War II marked an incredible period of production and consumption in
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Interwar Period
“Business in the Black”: A New Film on the Rise of Black Business in America
This post is part of my blog series that announces the release of new films in African American History and African Diaspora
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Colored No More: A New Book on Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C.
This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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The History of Black Evangelicals and American Politics
During the 2016 presidential election cycle, pundits and pollsters discussed the “evangelical” vote and whether the Republican candidate—a twice-divorced casino
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The Love Between Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks
In 1986, African American poet Gwendolyn Brooks wrote of her life-long friend Langston Hughes: “‘WHAT was Langston Hughes? An overwhelmer.
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