Today marks the 61st anniversary of the death of W. E. B. Du Bois in Accra, Ghana. Last year we produced this video to honor the departure from the realm of the living of this titan of scholarship and activism: youtube.com/watch?v=hyXKnW…

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🚨Want to learn more about the non-college educated members of Du Bois’ Talented Tenth 🚨 Join Korie Edwards (Ohio State), Thomas Hibbs (Baylor), moderator, Patricia Wilson (Baylor) & me tomorrow at 2 CST for the webinar “The Emancipation of Democracy.” Scan the QR code below!

Join us next week (Thursday, October 17 at 6pm) for a celebration of this brilliant new book from UMass Press: umasspress.com/9781625347930/… The author will be in attendance and signing copies of the book! Register here to attend: forms.gle/EET4BWULdwScyw…

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"In place of a national consciousness has arisen a fiercely believed-in folklore of individual prowess hammering out personal success. We forgot or never knew our dependence on each other." W.E.B. Du Bois, Unpublished article: 'America and Peace', 1953: credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums…

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You know they banned almost all kinds of advertising for smoking. They should consider something like that for gambling. These betting app ads are getting out of hand…

ASA mourns the sudden loss of former President Michael Burawoy, who died tragically in Oakland, CA, on February 3. Burawoy received the ASA Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award and W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award. His will be greatly missed.

Du Bois, Brasil and Panafricanism, by Juliana Goes e Jorge Daniel Vasquez (in Portuguese).... revistacult.uol.com.br/home/du-bois-o…

Join us for a lecture by Daniel Gascon on W. E. B. Du Bois, Police Brutality, and Popular Resistance. Date and time: Friday, March 7, 5:30pm (ET). Hybrid event. Register here to attend: forms.gle/WeprzZvkecvBPR…

"The Future of Global Sociology and the Du Boisian Critique of the Latin American Color Line" events.umass.edu/event/du-bois-…

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The English Department at Williams College invites applications for a tenure-track position in African American Literature at the level of Assistant Professor, to begin Fall 2026. apply.interfolio.com/171015

“Sowing Life”, a new documentary by FUNDAEC, explores how people are applying scientific knowledge alongside spiritual insights to address environmental degradation. Full Story on: news.bahai.org/story/1811/