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Author and Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude applied James Baldwin’s writings on politics and race to navigate the current conversation on race in America. This virtual program was…
464 viewsAuthor and Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude applied James Baldwin’s writings on politics and race to navigate the current conversation on race in America. This virtual program was…
464 viewsRetired editor and reporter Wanda Lloyd recalls her journalism career. This virtual program was part of the Schomburg Center Literary Festival in New York City.
252 viewsAuthors Roxane Gay, Tracy K. Smith, and Mahogany Browne discussed the life and work of author and activist Audre Lorde. This virtual program was part of the Schomburg Center Literary Festiva…
393 viewsBlack Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors discussed her life, activism, and the beginnings of the Black Lives Matter movement. This virtual program was part of the Schomburg Center…
700 viewsHistorian Eric K. Washington recounted the life of James Williams, chief porter of Grand Central Terminal’s Red Caps in the early 1900s, who was the face of his African-American workforce an…
532 viewsThis was the opening program of the 2019 Lapidus Center conference titled, “Enduring Slavery: Resistance, Public Memory, and Transatlantic Archives.” This program included remarks by philant…
860 viewsUniversity of Georgia Professor Bettina Love talked about book, We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom, in which she shared her thought…
24,298 viewsA panel of scholars discussed the manuscript of Alex Haley’s The Autobiography of Malcolm X with a focus on the late author’s corrections and notes, as well as an unpublished chapter.
1,552 viewsPolitical insiders Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore talked about their book, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics, in which they reflect on their fri…
759 viewsAdrian Miller talked about his book The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas, in which he recal…
1,033 viewsBobby Seale and Stephen Shames talked about their book, Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers. They spoke with Byron Hurt about the legacy and impact of the organization after…
2,015 viewsC. Nicole Mason talked about her book Born Bright: A Young Girl’s Journey from Nothing to Something in America, in which she discusses poverty in America and her own personal struggle.
1,848 viewsAuthors Kenneth Janken, The Wilmington Ten, Rhonda Williams, Concrete Demands, and Erik McDuffie, Sojourning for Freedom, participated in a discussion on the Black Power movement.
1,364 viewsProfessor Sherie Randolph talked about her book Florynce “Flo” Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical, in which she discusses the life of Florynce “Flo” Kennedy, a leader in the black…
1,774 viewsFarah Griffin, African-American studies professor at Columbia University, talked about her book, Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists & Progressive Politics During World War II, in which she exami…
791 viewsShirley Sherrod, former U.S.D.A. Georgia state director of Rural Development, recalls the controversy that ensued after conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart released a clip taken from a spe…
612 viewsRachel Swarns presents a genealogy of first lady Michelle Obama’s family. Ms. Swarns reports that Mrs. Obama’s ancestry is multiracial and is composed of those who fought in the American Rev…
1,008 viewsMichael Long presents a collection of over 150 letters from civil rights leader, Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), who was an organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, an adviser to Martin Luther …
1,024 viewsRodney King talked about his childhood as well as his life in the days and years following the video recording of his beating by the Los Angeles police on March 3, 1991. Mr. King recalled th…
1,267 viewsMr. Dodson discusses his book Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture, published by National Geographic Society. The book traces origins of the unique African-American identity, w…
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