Black Public History in Chicago
As part of the research for his book Black Public History in Chicago: Civil Rights Activism From World War II
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Museums
History, Memory, and Racial Violence in America
In April 2018, the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) opened the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National
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Black Swimmers and Diasporic Understandings of Water
James “Jim” Clarke was a Guyanese-born celebrated swimmer and diasporic pioneer. I first learned of him through a photo at the International
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Islam, Art, and Intersectional Identity
Until recently, when I thought of Islamic art I thought immediately of structures like the Mezquita in Cordoba, Spain. Now
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Mississippi’s Civil Rights Museum: Reflections from a Native Daughter
Several weeks ago, I attended the opening activities for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson. The museum represents a long-overdue,
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