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Plantations, Slavery, Mis-Remembering and the Pedagogy to Deconstruct It All (?)

At the end of one academic semester – early on in my teaching career – my students presented me with a hand carved staff, atop of which was the Sankofa. The student who spearheaded this whole endeavor...

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A Pedagogy of Extra Credit

Giving a final in two weeks, the topic of extra credit has already began to surface.  Present within an email or three, discussed in quick and quieted conversation right after class, mentioned at the...

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Integrating the Baltimore Riot into a Civil War History Class, An Improvised...

This past week was a tumultuous week in the Baltimore – Washington area. What began as an ordinary week became an extraordinary and historical event. As an adjunct lecturer at the University of...

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Roundtable on Black Women’s Intellectual History Day 1: Introduction

Today marks the beginning of a six day roundtable on the new collection, Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women, edited by Mia Bay, Farah J. Griffin, Martha S. Jones, and Barbara D. Savage....

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Charnesia Corley & a Storify for the #blkwomensyllabus

Screenshot of photos tagged #blkwomensyllabus as of 2015 August 13 | 00:11:23 (Snapped by Jessica Marie Johnson) This past Monday, a young black woman in Texas named Charnesia Corley was stopped by the...

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I took students on an educational excursion to Canada: Reflections in hindsight

Posed in front of the motor coach ready to depart for Canada! It was around 5:30 am on Thursday, July 30, 2015.  With only light from nearby campus light posts, Delaware State University faculty,...

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Why You Should Join the African American Intellectual History Society

AAIHS Bloggers Greg Childs, Chris Bonner, Chris Cameron, and Kami Fletcher at the Society for U.S. Intellectual History conference. At the recent conference of the Association for the Study of African...

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Introduction to the #Mizzousyllabus

Original members of the Concerned Student 1950 Movement hold a press conference after the resignation of UM System President Tim Wolfe (Source: The Columbia Missourian) Recent events at the University...

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2016 AAIHS Conference: New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition

The upcoming year promises to be an exciting one for the African American Intellectual History Society. Not only is the organization undergoing a period of tremendous growth, it is also hosting its...

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Remembering Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006)

On February 26-28, 2016, the Octavia E. Butler Literary Society will host a conference at Spelman College commemorating the 10th anniversary of Octavia Butler’s death. Their celebration of Butler’s...

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Teaching Religion, Politics, and Civil Rights

Joseph H. Jackson With undergraduates I recently explored the complexity of thought among several Civil Rights writers and activists. During our conversation, students rethought the meaning of terms...

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Student Evaluations, Race, Politics, and “American Values”

At the end of every term, with great trepidation, meditative breathing, and perhaps even a homemade cocktail, I look to see how my students have evaluated my teaching. Student evaluations are...

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A Pedagogy of Black Mothering: Literally and in Practice

Take a good long hard look at that picture above.  What do you see?  Do you merely see a mother and child?  Are you gazing upon a woman, smiling, with her infant child lulled to sleep in a carrier?...

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Summer Reading With W. E. B. Du Bois

As part of my ongoing research on the life, thought, and history of W. E. B. Du Bois, this month I offer a bibliography of recent and forthcoming work on Du Bois just in time for summer reading. Books...

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Intellectual Hunger vs. Academic Thirst: On the Culture of Immediacy

I admit it. College-aged students increasingly vex me, and I am hoping, desperately, that I am not alone in my exasperation. I have the great fortune to teach at one of the most prestigious academic...

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When Scholars Cry: Celebrating the Career of Thomas C. Holt

Courtesy of Emily Lynn Osborn If you’ve never seen a historian cry, you’re probably hanging out with the wrong historians. The day you see multiple world-renowned historians literally break down at the...

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Charnesia Corley & a Storify for the #blkwomensyllabus

Screenshot of photos tagged #blkwomensyllabus as of 2015 August 13 | 00:11:23 (Snapped by Jessica Marie Johnson) This past Monday, a young black woman in Texas named Charnesia Corley was stopped by the...

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Victory For Black Lives Matter: 10 Ideas for a Lasting Revolution

A woman holds a Black Lives Matter poster during a rally to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Often, the darkest hours reveal the greatest openings.  After...

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The Black Intellectual Tradition and the Myth of Objectivity

W.E.B. Du Bois and the founders of the Niagara Movement (Source: Library of Congress) By 1899, W.E.B. Du Bois had accomplished more than most people could accomplish in several lifetimes. One...

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Teaching the African Diaspora in Canada

DSU students in front of the Black Loyalist Centre As a scholar of African American history, I teach students about the experience of Africans in the Americas. Through survey courses and upper level...

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