James Baldwin - AAIHS

On War, Imperialism, and Racism

March 27, 2018April 2, 2018 Russell Rickford racism, student activism, white supremacy

*This is a transcript of a speech prepared by historian Russell Rickford for a protest against Former Vice President Dick

Black Panther, Surveillance, and Racial Profiling

March 10, 2018March 15, 2018 Matthew Teutsch #BlackPanther, #comicsandrace, race, racism

*This post is part of our new blog series on The World of the Black Panther. This series, edited by Julian Chambliss and Walter

Black Panther and the Politics of Black Heroism

March 10, 2018March 15, 2018 Sheena Howard #BlackPanther, #comicsandrace

*This post is part of our new blog series on The World of the Black Panther. This series, edited by Julian Chambliss and Walter

Online Forum: W. E. B. Du Bois @ 150

February 10, 2018February 18, 2018 AAIHS Editors #DuBoisForum, W.E.B. Du Bois

*February 19-23, 2018 Black Perspectives, the blog of the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS), is hosting an online forum on W. E. B. Du

Black Gay History and the Fight Against AIDS

December 23, 2017December 29, 2017 Dan Royles Harlem Renaissance, homoeroticism, sexuality

During the 1980s and 1990s, African American AIDS activists used Black gay history as a tool in the fight against AIDS.