As always, my sister speaks with courage, conviction, hope, and revolutionary love…

And, as always, I am the proudest little sister

“Revolutionary Love”: Michelle Alexander on Gaza, Solidarity, MLK & What Gives Her Hope democracynow.org/2024/3/13/mich…

Really excited about this conversation, join us next week!

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While I'm sharing good news, I'm excited to announce that, just in time for Black History Month, my series with Wondrium by The Great Courses and the Great Courses is now available! The trailer is below...please share widely!
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Wow… this one makes my heart sing like nothing else. ⁦⁦ASWAD⁩ is the academic love of my life and Sterling Stuckey influenced my thinking in such profound ways. To be a finalist for this book award is everything 🥲
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So excited about this!!

Looking for an amazing postdoc?? Join me and brooklynsista1 at Rutgers next year!! Check out this amazing opportunity: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/217773

So excited to have joined with Marlene Daut and Public Books on this article about the long history of relations between Haiti and the US
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In the midst of stormy weather, and in a moment when the world desperately needs an end to violence, I’m grateful for a chance to experience the sound of the ocean and a feeling of peace surrounded by the love of family…

Hammer & Hope is honored to publish Michelle Alexander in a preview of Issue No. 3.

“When Palestinian children in refugee camps are bombed and killed. When schools and hospitals and entire neighborhoods are laid waste. We must speak.”

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Just watched this along with 3000 others. Am so proud of my sister for always having the courage to speak when we need her most. Also deeply inspired by Rashid Khalidi, ⁦Jewish Voice for Peace⁩ Natalie Diaz⁩, & my colleague ⁦⁦⁦Noura Erakat⁩
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But We Must Speak: On Palestine and the Mandates of Conscience — The Palestine Festival of Literature palfest.org/full-schedule/…

⁦Join me with ⁦NYU CSAAD⁩ today for a discussion: When Haiti Was Our Cradle of Hope csaad.nyu.edu/event/when-hai…

Congratulations to my colleague Evie Shockley Evie Shockley for being named a finalist for the National Book Award in poetry. I could not be happier for her; she is a beautiful spirit who is deeply deserving! National Book Foundation

Am so deeply by the honors from the Haitian Studies Association. The engagement during my keynote address at our recent conference was amazing, and now to be honored with an Honorable Mention for my book... Thank you so much! 🙏🏾🇭🇹Rutgers History Department Illinois Press

Congratulations to the brilliant AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM for receiving an Haitian Studies Honorable Mention for her amazing book, Ritual, Runaways, and the Haitian Revolution!

Congratulations to Dr. Grace Sanders Johnson for winning the 2023 Haitian Studies Book Prize!

Had an incredible experience this week working with dedicated, caring teachers in Texas and the amazing staff ⁦⁦Humanities Texas⁩! Thanks, y’all, for the fantastic interaction. And the delicious food! 😁

It is one of the great honors of my career to be invited to deliver the keynote address at the Haitian Studies conference. 🇭🇹 I’m gonna bring my best! 🙏🏾
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Join us Tuesday, September 26th at 6:30 PM for the New Jersey Reparations Council’s first public session, led by the History of Slavery in NJ Committee:  youtube.com/@DOSOCIALJUSTI…

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