“A carefully researched work of history that chronicles centuries of injustice while calling for an end to inequality.” -Kirkus reviews my forthcoming The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made https://t.co/e637wqf85U... #twitterstorians #racialwealthgap

Now out! Without Fear: Black Women & the Making of Human Rights—@KeishaBlain’s brilliant new book tells a 200-year history of Black women who fought for human rights from enslavement through the activists against police violence in our time. Check it out: https://t.co/xxWVNy35mZ

Chilling to come across this tax receipt showing Frederick Douglass’s Aunt Hester, 16 yo whom, FD wrote, enslaver Aaron Anthony stripped “naked” to the waist and “commenced to lay on the heavy cowskin…[her] warm, blood…came dripping to the floor.” #slaveryarchive @MdArchives

The brutality

"the only way to understand this country...to love [it]...is to tell the truth about it .... that chattel slavery, which lasted in the British American colonies and then the American nation for nearly 250 years, was indeed quite bad." -@ClintSmithIII

I’m honored that the Library of Virginia has "Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank" as a Nonfiction finalist for the 2025 Virginia Literary Awards! Come support the Library, meet amazing authors, and be part of a special evening!

VJ-Day, eighty years ago, across from White House:

#OnThisDay in 1906, the Niagara Movement (forerunner to the NAACP) met at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, the site of John Brown’s raid. The group even conducted a barefoot pilgrimage to the site. Headed by W.E.B. DuBois, the organization called for enforcement of the 13th, 14th

“every apparent step forward is matched by a quiet reversion—each gain followed by a new, more elusive form of loss. Redlining gives way to ‘predatory inclusion’….School desegregation in the cities sparks white flight”Idrees Kahloon on Plunder of Black Am https://t.co/3H4mZrBVDK

Today is the anniversary of the 1866 New Orleans Massacre. This is a story of voter suppression, of white domestic terrorism. But the irony is, these events are not discussed in classrooms in Louisiana and throughout the country. https://t.co/sSEHOyu327 🔗

Kenneth Sparks, a Black farmer in California, lost five federal grants in just 7 months. He provided free support to other farmers — now his own livelihood is at risk. Cutting these programs strips resources from those who’ve been denied for generations.

My new book, AFTERLIVES OF THE PLANTATION, was selected as a 2025 Summer Read for @DukeU alumni! Here's a short YouTube video of me discussing the book's main themes https://t.co/xaO6CpZGWg & a list of 5 discussion questions to consider as you read w/ your students & bookclubs!

“every apparent step forward is matched by a quiet reversion—each gain followed by a new, more elusive form of loss. Redlining gives way to ‘predatory inclusion’….School desegregation in the cities sparks white flight”Idrees Kahloon on Plunder of Black Am https://t.co/3H4mZrBVDK

The Amistad Research Center, one of the largest repositories of Black history, cut half its staff after the Trump administration ended four federal grants

The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ruled that Freedmen descendants Rhonda Grayson & Jeffrey Kennedy do have a rightful claim to tribal citizenship under the 1866 treaty. A major step toward reconciliation and honoring ancestral promises.

If the child on the left was old enough to pick cotton and the child on the right was old enough to attend Klan rallies, then today's children are old enough to learn about both of these and how they've led us to where we are today.

Today would’ve been Queen Mother Audley Moore’s birthday. I’ve teamed up with Black Women Radicals to give away two copies of my forthcoming biography. Head over to the photo app to enter.

Today, we remember the heroes of D-Day – those who stormed the beaches of Normandy 81 years ago and changed the course of history. We honor their sacrifice and remember their courage. Their commitment to freedom continues to inspire us all.

In today's post on @BlkPerspectives, Aaron Pride reviews AnneMarie Mingo’s book, Have You Got Good Religion?: Black Women’s Faith, Courage, and Moral Leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. @IllinoisPress @AAIHS https://t.co/RYRZ5ALwiR

A nice and open access review of my book Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery (@UChicagoPress), in the International Journal of Cuban Studies https://t.co/BMYhv2otZP #slaveryarchive

When Canada was the Promised Land: What Canada Taught America about Freedom and Inclusive Democracy "From Canada, black authors were able to read, write, and proclaim injustices free from persecution in America" #Juneteenth #BlackPast #Canada #BlackHistory https://t.co/RNqXTwtt0U