The Caribbeanization of Black Politics

The Caribbeanization of Black Politics, by Sharon Austin. Sharon Austin, a panel participant, explores the impact of ethnic diversification of African American communities on the prospects for black political empowerment. Focusing on Boston, Chicago, Miami, and New York City—cities that for the last several years have experienced an influx of black immigrants—she surveyed more than two thousand African Americans, Cape Verdeans, Haitians, and West Indians. Get the book at SUNY

Florida’s Minority Trailblazers

Florida's Minority Trailblazers: The Men and Women Who Changed the Face of Florida Government, by Susan MacManus. In this book, Susan MacManus recounts the stories of minority men and women of both major American political parties who served in office in Florida following the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Get the book at University Press of Florida

Lectures in History

CSPAN has a multitude of lectures, covering a range of topics "ranging from The American Revolution to 9-11." Lectures in History CSPAN Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts. Visit CSPAN Lectures In History

Code Switch: A Podcast by NPR

Hosted by two journalists of color, Code Switch is a weekly podcasts which explores the intersection of race with subject areas like history, politics, and pop culture. Code Switch From NPR What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for! Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. We explore how it impacts every part of society — from politics

NPR Thoughline

This weekly podcast goes back in time to provide context for current events. Throughline From NPR The past is never past. Every headline has a history. Join us every week as we go back in time to understand the present. These are stories you can feel and sounds you can see from the moments that shaped our world. Visit NPR Throughline

Mapping the Black Imaginary: Race, Space, and Power

Julian Chambliss delivered a keynote lecture at the 2019 Digital Humanities Forum at the University of Kansas. During the lecture, Dr. Chambliss discussed “Mapping Black Imaginaries and Geographies”, a new project within the Consortium for Critical Diversity in a Digital Age (CEDAR). A resource from the Faith and Folklore: Sites and Black Women’s Stories in the 20th Century webinar from March 5, 2021.

Beyond the Black Panther: Visions of Afrofuturism in American Comics

Julian Chambliss, one of the participating panelists of the conversation series, curated an exhibit on Black Panther and Afrofuturism. Many of the themes discussed in the exhibit resonate with the work of Zora Neale Hurston and the notion of African Americans imagining a future different from the Jim Crow era. A resource from the Faith and Folklore: Sites and Black Women’s Stories in the 20th Century webinar from March 5, 2021.

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