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The Forgotten Work of Jessie Redmon Fauset | The New Yorker

April 29, 2020June 13, 2020African American History, African American Intellectual

By Morgan Jerkins, The New Yorker Among the events that helped to crystallize what would come to be known as the Harlem Renaissance was a dinner, in March, 1924, at the Civic Club, on West 12th Street. The idea for the dinner was initially hatched by Charles Spurgeon Johnson, the editor of Opportunity, a journal published […]

Black Scholars Are Not ‘Rare Creatures’ | The New York Times

December 6, 2019December 16, 2019African American Intellectual

When Purdue’s president said this, I had to respond because this myth is so pervasive.

BANNED: The Bluest Eye| PBS

September 19, 2019August 3, 2020African American Intellectual, African American Literature ...

By From The Collection” The Library, PBS [dropcap]C[/dropcap]The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old African American girl who is convinced that she is ugly, and yearns to have lighter skin and […]

Will we read Toni Morrison in troubled times? Yes, we will read Toni Morrison on troubled times | Scroll.in

August 19, 2019September 2, 2020African American Author, African American Intellectual ...

The works of the Nobel Laureate who died on August 5, 2019 are a navigational compass through our own treacherous landscapes.

Dr. Saint Elmo Brady, 1st African American to Earn Ph.D. in Chemistry, Honored With a National Historic Chemical Landmark | JBHE – The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019African American History, African American Intellectual ...

JBHE Staff, JBHE – The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education UNITED STATES – CIRCA 1939: African American Evicted sharecropper, New Madrid County, Missouri (Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images). Featured Image [dropcap]Saint[/dropcap] Elmo Brady, the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry, has been honored by the American Chemical Society with a National Historical Chemical […]

A True Defense of Smiley and West | Black Agenda Report

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019African American Intellectual, Black Intelligentsia ...

Two men with track records of advocacy and activism were kicked to the curb in favor of a man with practically no history of Black advocacy.

Cornel West to Teach Intro to African American Studies After 18-Year Break | The Crimson

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019African American History, African American Intellectual ...

Sophia S. Armenakas, The Crimson Cornel R. West ’74 spoke with Danielle S. Allen, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, as a part of the center’s Diversity, Justice, and Democracy lecture series in 2016. Photo: Sidni M. Frederick. Featured Image [dropcap]Professor[/dropcap] of the Practice of Public Philosophy Cornel R. West ’74 will […]

[VIDEO] New Voices Foundation Acquires Madam C.J. Walker’s Estate To Create Think Tank For Black Women Entrepreneurs | Essence

December 23, 2018March 23, 2020African American Economics, African American Entrepreneurs ...

The Villa Lewaro estate will be used as a “learning institute, or think tank, to foster entrepreneurship for present and future generations,” according to New Voices Foundation’s Richelieu Dennis.

Never Forget How CNN Did Soledad O’Brien Wrong | NewsOne

December 6, 2018African American Intellectual, Black Intelligentsia ...

With Marc Lamont Hill being fired, we had to revisit how CNN treated Soledad O’Brien.

James Baldwin: How To Cool It | Esquire

September 10, 2018September 13, 2018African American History, African American Intellectual ...

In Esquire’s July 1968 issue, published just after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., the magazine talked to James Baldwin about the state of race relations in the country. On what would be the author’s 93rd birthday, we’ve republished the interview in full—and his words are incredibly relevant today.