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The Department of African and African American Studies at @DukeU
Durham, NC
Joined January 2012
National Humanities Center Announces Dr. Blair LM Kelley as New President @DukeBlackAlumni
@DukeAlumni
@DukeHistoryDept
https://t.co/ioyXg4WZIB
nationalhumanitiescenter.org
After a nationwide search, the National Humanities Center is pleased to announce the selection of historian Blair LM Kelley as its next president and director. Dr. Kelley's appointment marks a...
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The Necessity of Return: On Years of Ritual Killings in Nigeria | @lithub Adedayo Agarau Describes the Trauma of Returning to the Street He Grew Up On https://t.co/aUY3rr6hVh
lithub.com
In a dream on one of my first nights in Iowa, I was weeping into a river. The river was flowing swiftly, washing away many people. In the logic of the dream, I knew their faces—they were the same c…
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How a Tradition Forged in Slavery Persists Today | Danielle Amir Jackson A new book argues that conjure—a Black spiritual practice—has touched nearly every corner of American life. https://t.co/mcfLpaqDs8
theatlantic.com
A new book argues that Black women, from the colonial era through Jim Crow, shaped how America birthed its babies, nursed its sick, and fed its families.
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The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide | Robin D.G. Kelley | @BostonReview Speaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough. https://t.co/aF1qhW2zJW
bostonreview.net
Speaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough.
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Thrilled to share a huge summertime win: Left of Black winning two @tellyawards: Silver for “Interview and Talk Show” & Bronze for “Education and Discovery.” An incredible honor! Stay tuned for our upcoming SEASON 16 this fall 2025 https://t.co/mvYKSNFReK
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"This deal won’t end Columbia’s torture. Whatever onerous terms the school has agreed to will be deemed to have been broken in the face of a campus protest, an edgy syllabus, a leaked classroom discussion or even an acerbic student opinion piece." https://t.co/rvUBtZ49B5
nytimes.com
When the government is often behaving unchecked by the law, the idea of a binding contract is a fantasy.
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"How does the Black female slave disfigure our received conceptions of gendered violence? It is this question that animates @pdouglassphd’ groundbreaking work, 'Engendering Blackness: Slavery and the Ontology of Sexual Violence' (@StanfordPress)." https://t.co/ZKfLIiTJCo
illwill.com
How does the Black female slave disfigure our received conceptions of gendered violence?
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#AAIHS2026 The African American Intellectual History Society’s Eleventh Annual Conference March 27-28, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA Theme: “Preserving Histories and Legacies in the 21st Century” Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025 https://t.co/VtYuP66r3w
aaihs.org
#AAIHS2026 The African American Intellectual History Society’s Eleventh Annual Conference March 27-28, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA Theme: "Preserving Histories and Legacies in the 21st Century" Submission...
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Overlooked No More: Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Whose Camera Sought a Truer Image of Black Men He was a pioneering figure in Black British art whose rebellious, symbol-rich images explored race, queerness, desire and spirituality https://t.co/VpQpDugC4y
nytimes.com
He was a pioneering figure in Black British art whose rebellious, symbol-rich images explored race, queerness, desire and spirituality.
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"Instead of presenting facts and law, the board waved the white flag of surrender. Mr. Ryan’s resignation is a victory for intimidation and fear over the rule of law." https://t.co/wwb29wWdLj
nytimes.com
It should have stood up to the Justice Department.
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"We are not merely researching and writing the matter of our books here. We are researching and writing the matter of our lives. That is why we can and perhaps even should resist the capitalist imperative to rush." https://t.co/3xSNYVzTra
lithub.com
Slow books. Long-haulers. Glacial-pacers. Forever-endeavors. Determine the quickest, most efficient way of writing a book, and then do the opposite: That’s me. Besides sleeping, there is no activit…
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California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies https://t.co/LjBinPSOJZ
themarkup.org
LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies
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The DEI dilemma: How Duke stacks up against peer institutions amid federal pressure to scrap ‘diversity’ | @DukeChronicle
https://t.co/VwD4ADAgl4
dukechronicle.com
Higher education institutions are facing federal attacks by the Trump administration over DEI initiatives prompting varying approaches to regulating DEI in response. Duke has notably been on the...
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Exporting the Convict Clause: Slaves of the State in the Canal Zone The criminalization of Blackness enabled by the Thirteenth Amendment brought chain gangs to the construction projects of the Panama Canal Zone https://t.co/pVK3JmlmWO
daily.jstor.org
The criminalization of Blackness enabled by the Thirteenth Amendment brought chain gangs to the construction projects of the Panama Canal Zone.
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How anti-worker policies, crony capitalism, and privatization keep the South locked out of shared prosperity https://t.co/wP7lzVVbvp
epi.org
Southern lawmakers have neglected basic worker protections and disinvested in social safety net programs while offering hefty subsidies to corporations, privatizing public goods, and giving the...
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Triangle-Based Social Justice Orgs: “Stop the War on Black, Brown and Muslim Communities” Human rights groups and other local activists gathered to speak out against U.S. wars and attacks on vulnerable communities.
indyweek.com
Human rights groups and other local activists gathered to speak out against U.S. wars and attacks on Black, Brown and Muslim communities.
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"I’d always been a John Coltrane fan — he was from Philly; you know, and he told me once he wanted to be a singer and that’s why he played the way he did. Well, I sang the way he blew after what he said, and I knew it was right.” #BlackMusicMonth
https://t.co/EWuVWkotgZ
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Jeopardizes Lifelines for Black Americans If passed, it would scale back Medicaid, slash funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and limit access to federal student loans https://t.co/owxINuiy0x
capitalbnews.org
The legislation will disproportionately burden Black Americans, who rely on these services at higher rates.
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Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone.
nytimes.com
Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone.
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‘The Ancestors Were Speaking’ Every year, tens of thousands of African Americans—including former President Barack Obama and Kendrick Lamar—flock to Ghana to reconnect with their African roots. And Ghana encourages them to come home https://t.co/8gWkZvRHk5
wordinblack.com
Like the author, a growing number of African Americans flock to Ghana to reconnect with their African roots, or settle there permanently.
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