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Last month, Prof. Tanisha C. Ford published an insightful piece in Town & Country about how Black Bridge Clubs changed the game for Black middle and upper class. Featuring incredible storytelling and certainly some historical facts you didn't yet know, this article is a must read! Check it out ?? https://lnkd.in/eJkUPyFp #blackhistory #historian #foodforthought

Exciting news! The sold-out keynote by Prof. Vanessa Valdés at CENTRO in El Barrio is being streamed live via Zoom so anyone can join! The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (CENTRO) and the NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is hosting Cumbre Afro in New York for the first time. This year's theme is: "Sites of Black Memory: Our Ancestors, Archives, and Arts," and offers an opportunity to celebrate afrolatinidad memory in the age of divisiveness; a reminder of our shared experiences as Black Diasporic peoples. Professor Vanessa Valdés, author of "Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg," kicks off CENTRO x Cumbre with a poignant keynote address based on her book which examines the life of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg through the lens of both Blackness and latinidad. Sign up to join here ?? #latinohistory #latinidad #academia

This women's history month, these are the historians you need to follow and whose books need to be on your TBR ?? ?? Farah Jasmine Griffin is the inaugural Chair of the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department at Columbia University and the author or editor of eight books that focus on Black women and Black political history. ?? Martha S. Jones is a Professor of History at The Johns Hopkins University and the author of several award-winning books on Black Women's History including "Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Fought for Rights for All." ?? Tanisha C. Ford is a Cultural Critic and Professor of Africana Studies & History. She is the author of four books, which center Black women's history. She was named one of The Root's 100 Most Influential African Americans. ?? Ashley Farmer is a historian of Black women's history and the author of "Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transfored an Era," which is the first comprehensive study of black women's intellectual production and activism in the Black power era. ?? Mia Bay is a Professor of American History at the University of Pennsylvania whose recent interests include black women's thought. She is also the author of "To Tell The Truth Freely: The Life of Ida B. Wells." ?? Tamika Nunley is an Associate Professor of History at Cornell University and the author of "At the Threshold of Liberty: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, D.C." #blackwomenshistory #womenshistorymonth #blackwomenhistorians

This is a phenomenal short documentary about the life and legacy of chef Edna Lewis is a must watch before it expires on PBS on March 19th! Notably, it includes CCMNT's Dr. Leni Sorenson, a chef, and culinary historian who specializes in African American foodways, agriculture, and women's history. Watch it now ?? #womenshistory #culinaryhistory #blackhistory

This quote is from a Smithsonian Magazine article highlighting the work of CCMNT Speaker and Professor Tamika Nunley. Her book "At the Threshold of Libery: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington D.C." is a great read to add to your Women's History Month TBR! Read the full article here ?? https://lnkd.in/eUFKecCr #blackhistory #womenshistorymonth #blackwomenshistory

Historian Martha S. Jones is completely changing the narrative and proving that deep research and personal discoveries can help recover lost Black family histories. Check out this episode of Black History Year, where Prof. Jones shares how remembering is is one of the most powerful ways to resist erasure, defy the archives that tried to forget us, and reclaim our stolen legacies. To learn more about her family's story, Martha S. Jones's “The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir” is available in bookstores everywhere. For practical ways to uncover your family’s ancestry, visit www.marthasjones.com Listen now ?? #blackhistory #blackgeneology #blackhistorybooks

Get ready for the next best tech book for kids! Dr. Avriel Epps releases their new book "A Kids Book About AI Bias" next week! This book is designed to help kids aged 5-9 understand how AI bias works and what all of us can do to address it. Acknowledging that if AI doesn't work fairly for everyone, it isn't actually helpful, the book urges kids and their parents to be aware of AI bias and speak out in favor of equitable technologies. A book launch will take place on March 15 with Black Girls Code in Los Angeles, and anyone can pre-order the book now! Watch this podcast with Dr. Epps to learn more about the book and their work ?? https://lnkd.in/eahg8zDm #artificialintelligence #kidsbooks #aibias

Katie Yamasaki's "Mural Island" debuts on March 15th and you're invited to join the FREE book launch at Books Are Magic! This free event will feature a reading, Q&A and book signing. MURAL ISLAND is a children’s book about Kengi, a prolific, passionate artist…All over everything. Every surface Kengi encounters- be it their mom’s shirt or a cafeteria table, a roll of toilet paper, or the food in the fridge, becomes their canvas. Kengi’s expressions start creating trouble, causing great frustrations among the people in their life. One day, Ms. Beatriz tells Kengi about a place called Mural Island and Kengi’s life is cracked wide open. MURAL ISLAND is a story about free expression, space making, community, and impermanence. Get tickets here: https://lnkd.in/epyqnbJv #childrensbooks #booklaunch #childrensbookauthor

Martha S. Jones' brilliant new memoir is out now! From the NYT review: "'The Trouble of Color' is a pointed rebuttal to those who still insist that enslaved peoples’ histories are unknowable, or that Black people cannot be trusted as narrators of their own past." Read the full review ?? #blackhistory #blackhistorian #memoir

The Academy Awards are coming up this Sunday, and we're reminded of Tanisha C. Ford's 2019 piece in The Atlantic: "What the 'Hollywood Jim Crow' Looks Like Today." While dynamics have certainly changed, the piece still highlights some important ways that racial biases show up in instances like the Oscars. If it's been a while, consider revisiting it ?? https://lnkd.in/eigpnMGE #blackhistory #oscarssowhite #academyawards