"Passing to me still invokes those who crossed over and never looked back. I wish I had another word for those who, like Fannie, moved back and forth as a matter of circumstance but never abandoned their Blackness." -- Martha S. Jones | Black Perspectives aaihs.org/the-trouble-of…

✨In today’s post, Ashley Everson, a managing editor of Global Black Thought, interviews Joseph Williams, Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Lehigh University, about his new article in the first issue of Global Black Thought. aaihs.org/joseph-william…

Joseph Williams on Black Women's Intellectual Activism aaihs.org/joseph-william…

"Black people were prohibited from exercising their constitutional rights (including access to the franchise), and the financial and sexual exploitation of domestic workers was standard." aaihs.org/christy-garris…

In today’s post, Ashley Everson interviews Christy Garrison-Harrison about her new journal article, “Interjecting a Black Feminist Geographies Framework into Social Science Research Paradigms.” aaihs.org/christy-garris…

Don't miss part two of AAIHS's webinar celebrating the recent launch of our new journal Global Black Thought, this Wednesday 7/30 at 2 p.m. EDT! More info: bit.ly/4lvYEuq Register: bit.ly/45beRPP

Please, join us! Click on the link below for more information.

The Amistad Research Center, one of the largest repositories of Black history, cut half its staff after the Trump administration ended four federal grants washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

📚In today’s post, we’re featuring an interview w/ Crystal R. Sanders, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Emory University. Her book, A Forgotten Migration, was selected as the winning title for the 2025 Pauli Murray Book Prize. UNC Press aaihs.org/a-forgotten-mi…

Hello all, our latest Black Perspectives interview is now live--featuring Ashley Everson interviewing Dr. Crystal Sanders about her award-winning book, *A Forgotten Migration*: aaihs.org/a-forgotten-mi… AAIHS #twitterstorians

"During the age of Jim Crow...many white people saw educated African Americans as a threat to the racial status quo so there was no enthusiasm or adequate financial appropriation to assist African Americans in pursuing postbaccalaureate degrees." aaihs.org/a-forgotten-mi…

TOMORROW: Join us for part two of AAIHS's webinar celebrating the recent launch of our new journal Global Black Thought, Wednesday 7/30 at 2 p.m. EDT! More info: bit.ly/4lvYEuq Register: bit.ly/45beRPP

Advanced PhD students working on US foreign relations broadly defined + early career scholars check this out! Consider applying to the SHAFR Historians Summer Institute being hosted by Mershon Center at Ohio State in June 2026, deadline 12/15/25: mershoncenter.osu.edu/events/society…

More than 100 people gathered Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia’s Old City, just steps away from the Liberty Bell, to defend the integrity of a slavery-focused exhibit at the President’s House Site. #history whyy.org/articles/phila…

“The numbers don't lie," Lamonier said. "Black and Brown people are more likely to drown than their white counterparts."  cbsnews.com/news/black-swi…

The Trouble of Color: An Interview with Martha S. Jones | Black Perspectives aaihs.org/the-trouble-of…

Penn Press's Fall 2025 catalog is here! Learn more about the great books we have coming this season in subjects like American history, medieval & early modern studies, Jewish studies, anthropology, human rights, African American studies, and beyond! mailchi.mp/pennpress/fall…

✨The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) invites proposals for its 11th annual conference, scheduled for March 27-28, 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA. Follow the link below for more information. aaihs.org/conference/cfp…

👉🏾The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) invites proposals for its 11th annual conference, scheduled for March 27-28, 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA. Follow the link below for more information. #aaihs2026 aaihs.org/conference/cfp…

Join Institute for Common Power Director Dr. Terry Anne Scott is trying to change the world for a lecture on the 70th Anniversary of the murder of Emmett Till. Learn about the courage and resilience of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, how his death served as a catalyst for a generation of activists, and how we can