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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 .
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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RT @NewBlackMan: "This deal won’t end Columbia’s torture. Whatever onerous terms the school has agreed to will be deemed to have been brok….
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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).".
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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 .
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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...
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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.
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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.".
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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.".
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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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RT @NewBlackMan: Triangle-Based Social Justice Orgs: “Stop the War on Black, Brown and Muslim Communities”. Human rights groups and other l….
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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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RT @LeftOfBlack: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Jeopardizes Lifelines for Black Americans. If passed, it would scale back Medicaid, slash fun….
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The legislation will disproportionately burden Black Americans, who rely on these services at higher rates.
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RT @NewBlackMan: Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids. Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at ag….
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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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RT @LeftOfBlack: ‘The Ancestors Were Speaking’. Every year, tens of thousands of African Americans—including former President Barack Obama….
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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RT @NewBlackMan: André Leon Gray Closes Show at Artspace With a Powerfully Prescient Coda. Raleigh Artist André Leon Gray’s solo show “Full….
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Raleigh Artist André Leon Gray's solo show "Full Spectrum Dominance" closes on June 29. Its themes couldn't be more relevant.
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RT @LeftOfBlack: Snapshots of sound: A look at the icons who shaped Black music.
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Explore the contributions of Black music icons who shaped the industry and American culture during Black Music Month.
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RT @NewBlackMan: Labelers training AI say they're overworked, underpaid and exploited by big American tech companies.
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Digital workers in Kenya had to sift through horrific online content to train AI, but say they were underpaid, overworked, and got inadequate mental health support. So they're fighting back.
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RT @imeanswhatisays: A full circle moment:. @PyarSeth was my student at the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute some years ago (@APSAtweets, @Duk….
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