Global Black Studies at Duke

National Humanities Center Announces Dr. Blair LM Kelley as New President @DukeBlackAlumni @DukeAlumni @DukeHistoryDept nationalhumanitiescenter.org/national-human…

The Necessity of Return: On Years of Ritual Killings in Nigeria | @lithub Adedayo Agarau Describes the Trauma of Returning to the Street He Grew Up On lithub.com/the-necessity-…

How a Tradition Forged in Slavery Persists Today | Danielle Amir Jackson A new book argues that conjure—a Black spiritual practice—has touched nearly every corner of American life. theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide | Robin D.G. Kelley | @BostonReview Speaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough. bostonreview.net/forum/the-resp…

Thrilled to share a huge summertime win: Left of Black winning two @tellyawards: Silver for “Interview and Talk Show” & Bronze for “Education and Discovery.” An incredible honor! Stay tuned for our upcoming SEASON 16 this fall 2025 leftofblack.org/left-of-black-…

"This deal won’t end Columbia’s torture. Whatever onerous terms the school has agreed to will be deemed to have been broken in the face of a campus protest, an edgy syllabus, a leaked classroom discussion or even an acerbic student opinion piece." nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opi…

"How does the Black female slave disfigure our received conceptions of gendered violence? It is this question that animates @pdouglassphd’ groundbreaking work, 'Engendering Blackness: Slavery and the Ontology of Sexual Violence' (@StanfordPress)." illwill.com/engendering-bl…

#AAIHS2026 The African American Intellectual History Society’s Eleventh Annual Conference March 27-28, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA Theme: “Preserving Histories and Legacies in the 21st Century” Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025 aaihs.org/call-for-paper…

Overlooked No More: Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Whose Camera Sought a Truer Image of Black Men He was a pioneering figure in Black British art whose rebellious, symbol-rich images explored race, queerness, desire and spirituality nytimes.com/2025/06/27/obi…

"Instead of presenting facts and law, the board waved the white flag of surrender. Mr. Ryan’s resignation is a victory for intimidation and fear over the rule of law." nytimes.com/2025/06/30/opi…

"We are not merely researching and writing the matter of our books here. We are researching and writing the matter of our lives. That is why we can and perhaps even should resist the capitalist imperative to rush." lithub.com/the-agonies-an…

California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies themarkup.org/privacy/2025/0…

The DEI dilemma: How Duke stacks up against peer institutions amid federal pressure to scrap ‘diversity’ | @DukeChronicle dukechronicle.com/article/2025/0…

Exporting the Convict Clause: Slaves of the State in the Canal Zone The criminalization of Blackness enabled by the Thirteenth Amendment brought chain gangs to the construction projects of the Panama Canal Zone daily.jstor.org/exporting-the-…

How anti-worker policies, crony capitalism, and privatization keep the South locked out of shared prosperity epi.org/publication/ro…

Triangle-Based Social Justice Orgs: “Stop the War on Black, Brown and Muslim Communities” Human rights groups and other local activists gathered to speak out against U.S. wars and attacks on vulnerable communities. indyweek.com/news/wake/tria…

Kwame Toure. #BoTD

Another #jam, Doc. 🎶 youtu.be/ywNyNJ2dFxI?fe… #groundgame

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Jeopardizes Lifelines for Black Americans If passed, it would scale back Medicaid, slash funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and limit access to federal student loans capitalbnews.org/trump-big-beau…

Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone. nytimes.com/2025/06/27/wor…

‘The Ancestors Were Speaking’ Every year, tens of thousands of African Americans—including former President Barack Obama and Kendrick Lamar—flock to Ghana to reconnect with their African roots. And Ghana encourages them to come home wordinblack.com/2025/06/my-pil…