Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh on reading, study, and listening as spiritual practice and ancestral work #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/AWO

Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh on reading, study, and listening as spiritual practice and ancestral work #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/AWO
In "The Black Pack" Artel Great tells the story of 5 Black comedians - Eddie Murphy, Paul Mooney, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend & Arsenio Hall - and their work of using satire & Black humour to transform American comedy
#BlackStudies #AmericanStudies #MediaStudies #CulturalStudies #BlackPack
2 new books in our collection - on the topic of Black humour!
"Sass: Black Women's Humor & Humanity" by J Finley looks at Black women comedians' usage of sass as a subversive means to speak back to authority
#BlackStudies #AfricanAmericanStudies #AmericanStudies #MediaStudies #GenderStudies
‘Anti-Intellectualism Is the Point’: Raven Schwam-Curtis Offers Provocative Take on Trump’s Cuts to Black Studies and DEI Programs: Digital creator and Black studies scholar Raven Schwam-Curtis is raising concerns about what she… #BlackStudies #DEI #Education #AntiIntellectualism #RavenSchwamCurtis
Always great to see Lived Places Publishing authors presenting their work. Love this Robin McGinty, PhD #carceralstudies #Blackstudies #genderstudies
Earl Brooks on how his great grandmother’s home library impacted his curiosity and sense of identity #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/EarlBrooks
Yveline Alexis on Haiti as the “Dean of Black liberation” #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/YvelineAlexis
Shana L. Redmond on how insight and curiosity demand multidisciplinary work #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/ShanaRedmond
Shana L. Redmond on how music shapes political movements and why musical study is crucial for Black Studies #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/ShanaRedmond
Exciting week on the way!
Monday, 9/14
Shana Redmond, Columbia University
Wednesday, 9/16
Yveline Alexis, Oberlin College
Friday, 9/18
Earl Brooks, University of Maryland , Baltimore County
Mabel Wilson on Black Studies as a deep resource for critiques of patriarchy, power, liberalism, and related issues. #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/MabelWilson
Mabel Wilson on the importance of creative work in Black Studies and the importance of Black Studies for creative work. #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/MabelWilson
New #callforpapers! “Language, Belonging, and Identity: Black Feminisms in the Diaspora” co-edited by Djeneba Sarah Dagnogo and Kharoll-Ann Souffrant.
Due date: Mar 31, 2027
Guidelines: atlantisjournal.ca/atlantis/en/...
#diaspora #blackstudies #blackfeminism #genderstudies #queerstudies
Brandon Byrd on how the origins of Black Studies inspire a new vision for education #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/BrandonByrd
Brandon Byrd on the original vision of Black Studies and its transformative values #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/BrandonByrd
James Smethurst on the importance of Black Studies scholarship and how it has impacted so many disciplines #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies Full episode: go.umd.edu/JamesSmethurst
Prof. Marcia Chatelain, Penn Presidential Compact Professor of Africana Studies at Penn, joins The Black Studies Podcast! @blkstudies-podcast.bsky.social
The Black Studies podcast is a series of conversations examining the history of the field.
James Smethurst on the diversity of Black Studies methods and the common commitment to Black liberation #blackstudies #blackstudiespodcast Full episode: go.umd.edu/JamesSmethurst
Marcia Chatelain on how the fight to preserve Black Studies can draw on the past for strategy and inspiration. #blackstudies #blackstudiespodcast Full episode: go.umd.edu/MarciaChatelain