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@ahmadgreene.com
🏫 professor, writer, lover | ✨ all things black, queer, archival, artsy |📚 author of *Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion Making in Jim Crow New Orleans* http://a.co/d/4VuHlQZ
✨views are my own.
✨views are my own.
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Is anyone else mad at the fact that they have to pay federal taxes for bullshit they don't want? Like new ballrooms, the Gestapo, child torture, and human trafficking.
I wanna pay for education, social services, UBI, and universal health care! I'm so gotdamn mad right now, I need to lie down.
I wanna pay for education, social services, UBI, and universal health care! I'm so gotdamn mad right now, I need to lie down.
February 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Is anyone else mad at the fact that they have to pay federal taxes for bullshit they don't want? Like new ballrooms, the Gestapo, child torture, and human trafficking.
I wanna pay for education, social services, UBI, and universal health care! I'm so gotdamn mad right now, I need to lie down.
I wanna pay for education, social services, UBI, and universal health care! I'm so gotdamn mad right now, I need to lie down.
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the latest from RD: looking back at some of the amazing work done by Black experts, artists, and organizers last year
featuring Dr. Yvonne Chireau, @jalaneschmidt.bsky.social, @santiholley.bsky.social, @natemup.com, and @ahmadgreene.com
religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/b...
featuring Dr. Yvonne Chireau, @jalaneschmidt.bsky.social, @santiholley.bsky.social, @natemup.com, and @ahmadgreene.com
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Black Religion Is American Religion
In honor of Black History Month, we’re highlighting some of our favorite pieces from 2025 by or about Black experts, activists, and artists. What an incredible year for Black creativity, insight, and ...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
the latest from RD: looking back at some of the amazing work done by Black experts, artists, and organizers last year
featuring Dr. Yvonne Chireau, @jalaneschmidt.bsky.social, @santiholley.bsky.social, @natemup.com, and @ahmadgreene.com
religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/b...
featuring Dr. Yvonne Chireau, @jalaneschmidt.bsky.social, @santiholley.bsky.social, @natemup.com, and @ahmadgreene.com
religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/b...
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My department at Princeton is hiring a full-time lecturer in Asian Religions. Deadline: February 18.
Expertise in Buddhism in East and Southeast Asia and ability to teach undergraudate courses on Chinese religions and on Great Books in Buddhism of interest.
apply.interfolio.com/180148
Expertise in Buddhism in East and Southeast Asia and ability to teach undergraudate courses on Chinese religions and on Great Books in Buddhism of interest.
apply.interfolio.com/180148
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January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
My department at Princeton is hiring a full-time lecturer in Asian Religions. Deadline: February 18.
Expertise in Buddhism in East and Southeast Asia and ability to teach undergraudate courses on Chinese religions and on Great Books in Buddhism of interest.
apply.interfolio.com/180148
Expertise in Buddhism in East and Southeast Asia and ability to teach undergraudate courses on Chinese religions and on Great Books in Buddhism of interest.
apply.interfolio.com/180148
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Very excited to see @ahmadgreene.com’s Underworld Work among the finalists
For the Pauli Murray Book Prize!
For the Pauli Murray Book Prize!
2026 Finalists for the Pauli Murray Book Prize in Black Intellectual History - AAIHS
The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is pleased to announce the finalists for the ninth annual Pauli Murray Book Prize for the best book in Black intellectual history. Named after...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Very excited to see @ahmadgreene.com’s Underworld Work among the finalists
For the Pauli Murray Book Prize!
For the Pauli Murray Book Prize!
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My new book is now available for pre-order from UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social! Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%. uncpress.org/978146969362...
Spirits of Empire
The Declaration of Independence depicted Native Americans as bloodthirsty savages, and from its founding the United States aimed to expand westward by seizin...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My new book is now available for pre-order from UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social! Use code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%. uncpress.org/978146969362...
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A complete and total capitulation of an institution, a brand, the commitment to free speech, academic freedom, and dignity. This is unimaginably terrible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...
Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump
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July 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A complete and total capitulation of an institution, a brand, the commitment to free speech, academic freedom, and dignity. This is unimaginably terrible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/n...
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Congratulations to the Journal of Africana Religions on @ahmadgreene.com's appointment as Managing Editor. The journal and field are fortunate to have such a stellar scholar involved in this work.
Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes (@ahmadgreene.com), Associate Professor of African American Religious Studies, is the new Managing Editor of the Journal of Africana Religions, a leading publication on African and African Diasporic religious traditions.
Read more: bit.ly/4lZG7qq
Read more: bit.ly/4lZG7qq
Ahmad Greene-Hayes Named New Managing Editor of the Journal of Africana Religions | Harvard Divinity School
Ahmad Greene-Hayes, Associate Professor of African American Religious Studies at HDS, has been named managing editor of the Journal of Africana Religions.
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July 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Congratulations to the Journal of Africana Religions on @ahmadgreene.com's appointment as Managing Editor. The journal and field are fortunate to have such a stellar scholar involved in this work.
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CONGRATULATIONS, FRIEND! @ahmadgreene.com 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes (@ahmadgreene.com), Associate Professor of African American Religious Studies, is the new Managing Editor of the Journal of Africana Religions, a leading publication on African and African Diasporic religious traditions.
Read more: bit.ly/4lZG7qq
Read more: bit.ly/4lZG7qq
Ahmad Greene-Hayes Named New Managing Editor of the Journal of Africana Religions | Harvard Divinity School
Ahmad Greene-Hayes, Associate Professor of African American Religious Studies at HDS, has been named managing editor of the Journal of Africana Religions.
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July 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
CONGRATULATIONS, FRIEND! @ahmadgreene.com 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
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Congratulations to @ahmadgreene.com and the Journal of Africana Religions on this great match. If you're a scholar of Africana Religions, please submit your work: africanareligions.org/announcements/.
Ahmad Greene-Hayes Named New Managing Editor of the Journal of Africana Religions | Harvard Divinity School
Ahmad Greene-Hayes, Associate Professor of African American Religious Studies at HDS, has been named managing editor of the Journal of Africana Religions.
www.hds.harvard.edu
July 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Congratulations to @ahmadgreene.com and the Journal of Africana Religions on this great match. If you're a scholar of Africana Religions, please submit your work: africanareligions.org/announcements/.
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Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes (@ahmadgreene.com), Associate Professor of African American Religious Studies, is the new Managing Editor of the Journal of Africana Religions, a leading publication on African and African Diasporic religious traditions.
Read more: bit.ly/4lZG7qq
Read more: bit.ly/4lZG7qq
Ahmad Greene-Hayes Named New Managing Editor of the Journal of Africana Religions | Harvard Divinity School
Ahmad Greene-Hayes, Associate Professor of African American Religious Studies at HDS, has been named managing editor of the Journal of Africana Religions.
bit.ly
July 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes (@ahmadgreene.com), Associate Professor of African American Religious Studies, is the new Managing Editor of the Journal of Africana Religions, a leading publication on African and African Diasporic religious traditions.
Read more: bit.ly/4lZG7qq
Read more: bit.ly/4lZG7qq
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The em dash is HIGH LITERATURE. I am aghast at them coming for the em dash as an AI giveaway. Pry it from poets & fiction writers who write sentence-long paragraphs' dead hands!
July 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The em dash is HIGH LITERATURE. I am aghast at them coming for the em dash as an AI giveaway. Pry it from poets & fiction writers who write sentence-long paragraphs' dead hands!
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People have no idea, not really, how this budget is about to wreck their very foundations.
July 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
People have no idea, not really, how this budget is about to wreck their very foundations.
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did you know how much religion shaped the Stonewall uprising?
Read Ahmad Greene-Hayes’ stellar article on Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera in the inaugural issue of *QTR: A Journal of Trans & Queer Studies in Religion*! @ahmadgreene.com @dukepress.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/article/...
Read Ahmad Greene-Hayes’ stellar article on Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera in the inaugural issue of *QTR: A Journal of Trans & Queer Studies in Religion*! @ahmadgreene.com @dukepress.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/article/...
June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
did you know how much religion shaped the Stonewall uprising?
Read Ahmad Greene-Hayes’ stellar article on Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera in the inaugural issue of *QTR: A Journal of Trans & Queer Studies in Religion*! @ahmadgreene.com @dukepress.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/article/...
Read Ahmad Greene-Hayes’ stellar article on Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera in the inaugural issue of *QTR: A Journal of Trans & Queer Studies in Religion*! @ahmadgreene.com @dukepress.bsky.social
read.dukeupress.edu/qtr/article/...
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Our summer reading book sale is still on today and tomorrow! Use code (or say to our bookseller irl) "SUMMERREADS" at checkout to get 20% off all books! Let us know in the comments what you're reading this summer 📚 🌞 #SummerReading #BookSale #RedEmmas
June 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Our summer reading book sale is still on today and tomorrow! Use code (or say to our bookseller irl) "SUMMERREADS" at checkout to get 20% off all books! Let us know in the comments what you're reading this summer 📚 🌞 #SummerReading #BookSale #RedEmmas
Please join me tomorrow in Baltimore at @redemmas.org where I'll be in conversation with Dr. @gaylewald.bsky.social about my new book! redemmas.org/events/dr-ah...
Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes presents "Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion Making in Jim Crow New Orleans" in conversation w/ Gayle Wald
A rethinking of African American religious history that focuses on the development and evolution of Africana spiritual traditions in Jim Crow New Orleans.
redemmas.org
June 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Please join me tomorrow in Baltimore at @redemmas.org where I'll be in conversation with Dr. @gaylewald.bsky.social about my new book! redemmas.org/events/dr-ah...
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"Black applicants would, on average, need credit scores approximately 120 points higher than white applicants to receive the same approval rate, and about 30 points higher to receive the same interest rate."
June 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"Black applicants would, on average, need credit scores approximately 120 points higher than white applicants to receive the same approval rate, and about 30 points higher to receive the same interest rate."
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So great to read @mpgphd.bsky.social's conversation with @ahmadgreene.com about his new book, *Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion Making in Jim Crow New Orleans,* which is a game-changer. #AfAmReligion
senior editor @mpgphd.bsky.social talks underworlding and Zora Neale Hurston with the brilliant @ahmadgreene.com in the latest edition of Phoning It In!
religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
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Phoning It In: (Re)making Race and Religion in Zora Neale Hurston’s New Orleans Underworld
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books!
I’m claiming to have made up this game, but if you’ve ever showed up for class wit...
religiondispatches.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
So great to read @mpgphd.bsky.social's conversation with @ahmadgreene.com about his new book, *Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion Making in Jim Crow New Orleans,* which is a game-changer. #AfAmReligion
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senior editor @mpgphd.bsky.social talks underworlding and Zora Neale Hurston with the brilliant @ahmadgreene.com in the latest edition of Phoning It In!
religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
Phoning It In: (Re)making Race and Religion in Zora Neale Hurston’s New Orleans Underworld
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books!
I’m claiming to have made up this game, but if you’ve ever showed up for class wit...
religiondispatches.org
May 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
senior editor @mpgphd.bsky.social talks underworlding and Zora Neale Hurston with the brilliant @ahmadgreene.com in the latest edition of Phoning It In!
religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
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had an amazing time learning more about @ahmadgreene.com's gorgeous new book!
religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
Phoning It In: (Re)making Race and Religion in Zora Neale Hurston’s New Orleans Underworld
Welcome to “Phoning It In,” a gameshow I made up because I am tired and busy but also like to learn about new books!
I’m claiming to have made up this game, but if you’ve ever showed up for class wit...
religiondispatches.org
May 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
had an amazing time learning more about @ahmadgreene.com's gorgeous new book!
religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
religiondispatches.org/phoning-it-i...
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I’ll be in DC next Tuesday to co-host @mirrormemoirs.bsky.social ‘s film screening with our DC-based board members @queenadesuyi.bsky.social @ahmadgreene.com @its-mbwende.bsky.social at @festivalcenter.bsky.social - I hope to see our DMV community members there!
Folks in or near DC: join us next Tuesday, May 20 at the Festival Center in Adams Morgan for a screening of our filmed theater project, “Transmutation: A Ceremony”
Doors at 5:00pm
Program 6:00-8:30pm
Refreshments served.
Tickets are free, donations encouraged.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/TRANSMUTATIO...
Doors at 5:00pm
Program 6:00-8:30pm
Refreshments served.
Tickets are free, donations encouraged.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/TRANSMUTATIO...
Transmutation: A Ceremony (Washington DC Film Screening)
"Transmutation: A Ceremony" (Washington DC Film Screening) Please join us Tuesday, May 20 evening to witness our pre-recorded theater project, "Transmutation: A Ceremony."
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May 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I’ll be in DC next Tuesday to co-host @mirrormemoirs.bsky.social ‘s film screening with our DC-based board members @queenadesuyi.bsky.social @ahmadgreene.com @its-mbwende.bsky.social at @festivalcenter.bsky.social - I hope to see our DMV community members there!
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Congratulations to @xroadproj.bsky.social research fellow @ahmadgreene.com on *Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion Making in Jim Crow New Orleans,* which will be published by the University of Chicago Press on May 6.
The book is shipping now.
The book is shipping now.
Underworld Work
A rethinking of African American religious history that focuses on the development and evolution of Africana spiritual traditions in Jim Crow New Orleans. When Zora Neale Hurston traveled to New Orl...
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May 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Congratulations to @xroadproj.bsky.social research fellow @ahmadgreene.com on *Underworld Work: Black Atlantic Religion Making in Jim Crow New Orleans,* which will be published by the University of Chicago Press on May 6.
The book is shipping now.
The book is shipping now.