Keisha N. Blain, Ph.D.

In my latest MSNBC column, I discuss some of the challenges Black Americans and other people of color face when seeking mortgage loans. Follow the link below to read more. “Access

In my latest MSNBC column, I discuss the persistent problem of housing discrimination in the United States. “Housing discrimination has kept Black and brown families out of many neighborhoods and continues to

In my latest MSNBC column, I discuss the history and significance of the noose as a symbol of white supremacy. Follow the link below to read more. *** In May,

TikTok has become a powerful vehicle for young creators to expand their reach and even earn an income. But it appears to be much easier to do so if you’re

Please check out my recent article, “The Long Brutality: Black Women and the Struggle to End Police Violence,” featured in The Baffler magazine. I discuss the 1984 Eleanor Bumpurs case

FOUR HUNDRED SOULS: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 received a starred review from Kirkus! The book is now available for pre-order. It drops on February 2, 2021. A

Over the past few years, I have been working on several book projects and I am excited to share that two will be published in 2021. The first project is

CALL FOR PAPERS  Reconceptualizing the History of Black Internationalism Guest Editors: Keisha N. Blain and Quito Swan The Journal of African American History (JAAH) is planning a “special issue” on

Here’s the assigned reading list for my graduate seminar on women, gender, and Black internationalism. The seminar explores the complex dynamics of Black internationalism, focusing on the global visions; transnational

This summer, I am teaching a (two-part) summer workshop for the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition (GLC) at Yale University. The workshop on the Black