I have a new essay Hammer & Hope on the shenanigans in Florida over the state’s African American History curriculum. Yes, I read the entire 200+ page document and it’s not just one bad sentence. hammerandhope.org/article/florid… Thread follows.

Congratulations to ASALH Member Edda Fields-Black, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in History 🎉 asalh.org/black-history-…

It's Hip-Hop Day. Read this article from The Journal of African American History to learn about the history of this phenomenon since its creation in the 1970s. ow.ly/NHkQ50WkwKl ASALH

🔥 Don’t miss it: Freedom Season book roundtable w/ Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸 in conversation with @IbramXK, Dr. Zebulon Miletsky and Todd Allen. Sept 26, 4–5:30pm @ Omni Atlanta. #ASALHBHM #FreedomSeason 👉 tinyurl.com/ypwszj6g

Join me in Atlanta for the 110th Annual Meeting of ASALH Sept. 24-28. This is ground zero for ensuring we continue to have accurate and inclusive history in all fields. #Blackhistory #CarterG #Woodson

Black history IS American history ✊🏾📚🔥 No attempt to erase slavery or silence our story will succeed. As ASALH reminds us: museums aren’t built to comfort—they’re built to teach. Even when the truth is bloody. We will not be erased. Our Time Press ourtimepress.com/leadership-at-…

Elizabeth Catlett used her amazing artistry to fuel the creativity of a new generation of artists attending Howard University. Under her tutelage, art students documented everyday Black experiences and explored all aspects of Black life and culture. More: s.si.edu/4knM1BI

The Smithsonian review reflects today’s wave of anti-intellectualism 🛑. ASALH member Sharita Jacobs-Thompson reminds us: we are not creating critical thinkers. If museums & universities crumble, so does our ability to question & to know 📚contrabandcamp.com/p/are-we-creat… #ASALHSpotlight

Black history IS American history ✊🏾📚🔥 No attempt to erase it will succeed. We stand firm. #HandsOffOurHistory

Today we honor our founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson—visionary historian, educator, & architect of Blk History Month. ✊🏾📚 On this #ASALHFoundersDay, we recommit to preserve, promote, and share the history and culture of people of African descent. Our story IS America’s story. 🇺🇸🖤

Today we honor Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of ASALH & Father of Black History. His mission lives on. ✊🏾📚 #ASALHFoundersDay

📚 Excited to be an AUTHOR at the 110th #ASALH2025 Conference in Atlanta! I’ll be selling & signing Before Busing: A History of Boston’s Long Black Freedom Struggle. Come by and grab your copy! 🗓 Sept 24–28, 2025 | 📍 Atlanta, GA ASALH

✨ At #ASALH2025 don’t miss Walter Greason and “The Walter Greason Sessions,” Sept 24–27 in Atlanta. 📚✊🏽 asalh.org/register

#TDIH Oct 16, 1995: Over a million Black men gathered in Washington, D.C. for the historic Million Man March—a call for unity, responsibility & justice. ✊🏾 The spirit endures. Our history cannot be erased. #ASALH #MillionManMarch #BlackHistory

We're proud to be a founder and Advisory Committee member of the Literary Arts Fund, a philanthropic effort to increase support for and the visibility of the nonprofit literary arts field. Over the next five years, the Literary Arts Fund will distribute at least $50 million to

Excited for this event today. If you’re in the Boston/Cambridge area, please join us at 7pm at Harvard Book Store. Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)

Pub day 👑 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is officially here! Pantheon Books A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and

It is a good day when an Africana Studies student, Zohran Mamdani, and the son of an Africana Studies colleague, Professor Mahmood Mamdani (Uni Kampala/NYU), becomes the mayor of NYC.

On this day in 1891, inventor Granville T. Woods patented the electric railway system. Known as the “Black Edison,” Woods held 60+ U.S. patents that shaped modern transportation. #BlackInventors #BlackHistory

Black Leaders In Academia: An Interview With Karsonya Wise Whitehead aaihs.org/black-leaders-…