Duke Council on Race

Please join us for the final event in the New Directions in African History Series - March 24 at 12pm, 107 Friedl. Jean Allman, Washington U. in St. Louis: "Academic Freedom vs. the African Revolution: Legon, 1964" (check back for COVID-19 updates)

Nina’s Anthem: "Yet, for the generations of folk who did not grow up at a time when Simone was a public presence and her music was no longer in vogue on Black radio, “Young, Gifted and Black” was a lifeline to her genius." newblackmaninexile.net/2020/02/ninas-…

Seven Duke history Ph.D. graduates returned to campus to celebrate the writing, teaching & mentorship of Julius Scott, who had a significant influence on generations of Atlantic history scholars ➡️ duke.is/d7nnC4

Officials at Duke, along with health officials worldwide, continue to monitor COVID-19. For the latest campus updates, please visit coronavirus.duke.edu.

.@DukeU's Patrick Douthit aka @9thWonder joins @JHillUnbothered to discuss his career in the studio and in the classroom, @DukeU's history with Black Durham -- and did you know that Coach L really digs The Stylistics and The Commodores? open.spotify.com/episode/7kfVli…

.@McKinney closed out its celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth on a high note with a visit from Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor, author, and Chair of @DukeAAAS mckinney.com/2020/03/04/dr-… @DukeTrinity @Duke_CORE

It’s Super Tuesday 🗳️ @DukeStudents, we’ve partnered with Lyft to offer free rides for West Campus students voting locally today Details ➡️ sites.duke.edu/dukevotes/

So Coach K digs The Stylistics and The Commodores? @9thWonder Talks @DukeMBB, North Carolina Race History and of course Hip-Hop with @JemeleHill on @JHillUnbothered open.spotify.com/episode/7kfVli… @Duke_CORE @DukeTrinity @JamlaRecords

Listening to an amazing group of scholars and @DukeHistoryDept PhD alumni today at The Common Wind, a symposium to honor Julius Scott (PhD'86). @DukeFSP @DukeAlumni

I’ve walked around more than a few times this week and thought this can’t be real life. Felt that way this morning. Thanks to @NewBlackMan and @LeftOfBlack for the opportunity to interview novelist, playwright, essayist, and Professor of English @Yale, Caryl Phillips.

Prof Neal on how listening widely and intently matters: "This matters in our presidential election. You can't even begin to understand Bernie Sanders and his campaign without understanding and listening to Bob Dylan." @NewBlackMan

Two new arts exhibitions open tonight, 6-8 pm, in the Ruby! “When I Say Africa” and “Haïti-Inter: Three Decades of Resistance.” 🎨 bit.ly/2T387hY. 👀 In collaboration with @DukePerformance and @dukeics. Photos courtesy of artists. 📸

"I don't read the scripts, the scripts read me," Prof. Candice M. Jenkins quotes Robert Downey, Jr. in Tropic Thunder. In convo w/ @NewBlackMan re: her book, "Black Bourgeois" #precarity #blackmiddleclass #queensugar #insecure #CherishTheDay

Kerry Haynie speaks on air with Frank Stasio about the context of Super Tuesday and ways our presidential nomination process could be made better wunc.org/post/north-car… @wunc @state_of_things @DukeU @Duke_CORE

Today was the culmination of 12 years of three-hour afterschool & predawn practices, early morning drives to small towns in NC, not having real summer vacations because there were meets to prepare for during long course season ... (1)

Meridians - A 20th Anniversary Symposium | Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 1:30pm| Speakers: Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Myriam Chancy, Paula Giddings, @AlexisPauline, @flygrlatsea, Marina Magloire, @mecca_jamilah english.duke.edu/events/meridia…

Ethics of Now: @KieseLaymon with @DukeU Historian Adriane Lentz Smith | February 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | @DurhamArts kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/ethics-o…

Why President Trump’s bid for the Black vote is unlikely to bear fruit washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-p… @IsmailWhitePhD @DukeTrinity @Duke_CORE

"Mike says that when he signed to VA Tech he didn't want to leave home...[signing day] was supposed to be happy... but Vick says if he had it his way, he would've stayed in Newport News"--@StanleyNelson1 /w @nataliebb2 & @NewBlackMan on #BackChannel newblackmaninexile.net/2020/02/backch…

This time yesterday we were toasting the honorees of the 2020 Samuel DuBois Cook Society Awards. We celebrated faculty recipient Charmaine Royal of @DukeAAAS, two Trinity undergraduates, and all who were recognized for building a stronger Duke community! bit.ly/3bxHQjc