How to Avoid a Post-Scholar America
*By Keisha N. Blain and Ibram X. Kendi Fraudulent news allegations circulate, the “alternative facts” of politicians have become commonplace, and funding for the arts and humanities faces the threat
Author Archives: Keisha N. Blain
On Transnational Feminism
Here are my thoughts on “Transnational Circulations of Feminism in the Twentieth Century.”
Career Moves and Research Updates
I am excited to share a few important updates about my research, teaching, and service. As you all know, I have been on a research leave, busy writing my first
10 Notable Books Of 2016 On Black Women’s History
Check out my recent list on The Huffington Post: 10 Notable Books Of 2016 On Black Women’s History
Women, Gender Politics, and Pan-Africanism
I recently sat down with the managing editor of Women, Gender and Families to discuss the special journal issue I edited with Asia Leeds and Ula Y. Taylor on “Women, Gender Politics, and Pan-Africanism”
This Speech Changed Black Voting Rights in America
Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired,’ and she told the 1964 Democratic National Convention
Mothers Of The Movement, Police Violence And Black Women’s Activism
During the 1980s, two black women — Mary Bumpurs and Veronica Perry — led a grassroots effort to combat police brutality in New York City
Racial Violence and Black Nationalist Politics
Someone recently asked me why the black women activists I study were so determined to leave the United States. It was a question I had been asked many times before. As
Video: Black Internationalism in the 1940s
In this CSPAN interview, Keisha Blain discusses African American efforts to create international organizations to work against racism. She was interviewed … Read More
A Bibliography of Black Internationalism
Keisha N. Blain, A Bibliography of Black Internationalism Over the past several years, I have been conducting research for a book on black nationalism, radical politics, and internationalism during the twentieth