i bought *vicious modernism* (cambridge university press) at d.a.v.e. #bookstore in orlando. $22. i love these 1980s & 1990s academic books w/ #hardcovers & #dustjackets & cover #art. i'm avidly collecting them. very few u.s. academic presses currently publish #books w/ dust jackets. #blackstudies
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
i bought *vicious modernism* (cambridge university press) at d.a.v.e. #bookstore in orlando. $22. i love these 1980s & 1990s academic books w/ #hardcovers & #dustjackets & cover #art. i'm avidly collecting them. very few u.s. academic presses currently publish #books w/ dust jackets. #blackstudies
#bookhaul orlando main public library has biggest #publiclibrary #bookstore i've ever seen. & they are open every day! i just missed their 1/2 off sale but was still able to get these gorgeous #waltermosely books. all #firsteditions w/ #dustjackets. $1.50 each. the middle dj is my fav. #blackstudies
February 4, 2026 at 1:46 AM
#bookhaul orlando main public library has biggest #publiclibrary #bookstore i've ever seen. & they are open every day! i just missed their 1/2 off sale but was still able to get these gorgeous #waltermosely books. all #firsteditions w/ #dustjackets. $1.50 each. the middle dj is my fav. #blackstudies
james de jongh's 1990 book *vicious modernism* is photo-licious. cover inc #unia parade in #nyc in august 1920 from the #schomburgcenter & fab #font re main title. poster proclaims: "the new negro has no fear". this book was probably on one of my grad school syllabi. #blackstudies @nypl.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
james de jongh's 1990 book *vicious modernism* is photo-licious. cover inc #unia parade in #nyc in august 1920 from the #schomburgcenter & fab #font re main title. poster proclaims: "the new negro has no fear". this book was probably on one of my grad school syllabi. #blackstudies @nypl.bsky.social
ira lunan ferguson's 1972 book "lectures in black studies" is self-published. i have never heard of ferguson or book. excited to learn more. pls share if you know. bought it from d.a.v.e. #bookstore in orlando, which is a treasure trove. $20. #blackstudies #adulteducation #jamaica #howarduniversity
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
ira lunan ferguson's 1972 book "lectures in black studies" is self-published. i have never heard of ferguson or book. excited to learn more. pls share if you know. bought it from d.a.v.e. #bookstore in orlando, which is a treasure trove. $20. #blackstudies #adulteducation #jamaica #howarduniversity
CR: Afropessimism by Frank B. Wilderson III #BookSky #Afropessimism #AfricanaStudies #BlackStudies #AfricanAmericanStidies #CriticalTheory
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 AM
CR: Afropessimism by Frank B. Wilderson III #BookSky #Afropessimism #AfricanaStudies #BlackStudies #AfricanAmericanStidies #CriticalTheory
Speak with power. Speak with pride. 🗣️
Students in the Linguistic Justice CABSC module, developed by Shaunté Hill, explore Black English as a tool for resistance, identity, and cultural celebration.
#CABSC #BlackStudies #LinguisticJustice
Students in the Linguistic Justice CABSC module, developed by Shaunté Hill, explore Black English as a tool for resistance, identity, and cultural celebration.
#CABSC #BlackStudies #LinguisticJustice
January 30, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Speak with power. Speak with pride. 🗣️
Students in the Linguistic Justice CABSC module, developed by Shaunté Hill, explore Black English as a tool for resistance, identity, and cultural celebration.
#CABSC #BlackStudies #LinguisticJustice
Students in the Linguistic Justice CABSC module, developed by Shaunté Hill, explore Black English as a tool for resistance, identity, and cultural celebration.
#CABSC #BlackStudies #LinguisticJustice
From African traditions to modern movements, dance has long been a tool for expression & resistance. The Black Dance Culture module teaches students history through movement.
📌 Learn more at CREEO.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies #BlackDanceCulture
📌 Learn more at CREEO.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies #BlackDanceCulture
January 30, 2026 at 8:11 PM
From African traditions to modern movements, dance has long been a tool for expression & resistance. The Black Dance Culture module teaches students history through movement.
📌 Learn more at CREEO.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies #BlackDanceCulture
📌 Learn more at CREEO.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies #BlackDanceCulture
I don’t like how Jeanne Theoharis (a yt author) addressed Emmett Till as a “young man” rather than a “young child/boy” in a documentary 😒.
He was murdered/lynched at 14, STOP adultifying Black babies 👏🏾‼️‼️‼️
#EmmettTill #SayHisName #BlackHistory #BlackStudies
He was murdered/lynched at 14, STOP adultifying Black babies 👏🏾‼️‼️‼️
#EmmettTill #SayHisName #BlackHistory #BlackStudies
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I don’t like how Jeanne Theoharis (a yt author) addressed Emmett Till as a “young man” rather than a “young child/boy” in a documentary 😒.
He was murdered/lynched at 14, STOP adultifying Black babies 👏🏾‼️‼️‼️
#EmmettTill #SayHisName #BlackHistory #BlackStudies
He was murdered/lynched at 14, STOP adultifying Black babies 👏🏾‼️‼️‼️
#EmmettTill #SayHisName #BlackHistory #BlackStudies
Our #TopReads of 2025. Not necessarily published last year, but some books are just intemporel, such as Walcott's meditation on Black freedoms and Black life-forms. #BlackStudies #BlackAcademia
The team at The Philosopher picked our favourite books that we read in 2025! We'd love to hear your favourites of the year as well!
See the full write-up at our substack or scroll down for an in-brief version. 1/12 🧵
#Philosophy #Booksky
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See the full write-up at our substack or scroll down for an in-brief version. 1/12 🧵
#Philosophy #Booksky
thephilosopher1923.substack.com/p/editors-pi...
Editors' Picks: Reads of 2025
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January 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Our #TopReads of 2025. Not necessarily published last year, but some books are just intemporel, such as Walcott's meditation on Black freedoms and Black life-forms. #BlackStudies #BlackAcademia
📚 Meet Olapeju Okungbowa!
Olapeju, teaching at an international school in Morocco, is a CABSC Fellow! Founder of Xplorers Without Borders Club & CEO of Shades of Purple, she champions inclusive education and empowers students as changemakers.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies
Olapeju, teaching at an international school in Morocco, is a CABSC Fellow! Founder of Xplorers Without Borders Club & CEO of Shades of Purple, she champions inclusive education and empowers students as changemakers.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies
January 21, 2026 at 3:46 AM
📚 Meet Olapeju Okungbowa!
Olapeju, teaching at an international school in Morocco, is a CABSC Fellow! Founder of Xplorers Without Borders Club & CEO of Shades of Purple, she champions inclusive education and empowers students as changemakers.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies
Olapeju, teaching at an international school in Morocco, is a CABSC Fellow! Founder of Xplorers Without Borders Club & CEO of Shades of Purple, she champions inclusive education and empowers students as changemakers.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies
📢 Upcoming TESS Talk | Black Studies in Babylon: Practice, Politics and Pedagogy with Dr Rita Gayle (Uni Birmingham)
Join the talk & discussion on
🗓 Fri, 23 January 2026
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Free & Online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-stud...
#BlackStudies #RaceAndGender #CriticalGeography
Join the talk & discussion on
🗓 Fri, 23 January 2026
🕛 12–1 PM
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#BlackStudies #RaceAndGender #CriticalGeography
January 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
📢 Upcoming TESS Talk | Black Studies in Babylon: Practice, Politics and Pedagogy with Dr Rita Gayle (Uni Birmingham)
Join the talk & discussion on
🗓 Fri, 23 January 2026
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Free & Online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-stud...
#BlackStudies #RaceAndGender #CriticalGeography
Join the talk & discussion on
🗓 Fri, 23 January 2026
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Free & Online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-stud...
#BlackStudies #RaceAndGender #CriticalGeography
#bookhaul from b.i.g. sale in #annapolis on friday. #hardcovers are $4 each. learned that dealers can look at books from 10am-2pm for fee of $50. #hmm. not uncommon to charge a fee for pre-sales at large #dmv #book sales. but it’s pricier. i do have #fomo re books so i’m contemplating. #blackstudies
January 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
#bookhaul from b.i.g. sale in #annapolis on friday. #hardcovers are $4 each. learned that dealers can look at books from 10am-2pm for fee of $50. #hmm. not uncommon to charge a fee for pre-sales at large #dmv #book sales. but it’s pricier. i do have #fomo re books so i’m contemplating. #blackstudies
#bookhaul from #dc #goodwill on ny ave. #hardcovers $2 & #paperbacks $1. books w/ yellow stickers 1/2 off. interesting that 6 books are red/orange. i’m researching whether there’s a discernible/desirable #color & #design element re #blackstudies. esp #lit & 80s/90s academic texts. what do you think?
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
#bookhaul from #dc #goodwill on ny ave. #hardcovers $2 & #paperbacks $1. books w/ yellow stickers 1/2 off. interesting that 6 books are red/orange. i’m researching whether there’s a discernible/desirable #color & #design element re #blackstudies. esp #lit & 80s/90s academic texts. what do you think?
#bookhaul from #dc chevy chase library friends #bookstore yesterday. they’re open most saturdays from 10am-5pm. ~all #books $3. small selection of #free #books #eyesontheprize was free. also #blackstudies section. big 14 feb #sale. find here: dclibrary.org/attend-event @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
#bookhaul from #dc chevy chase library friends #bookstore yesterday. they’re open most saturdays from 10am-5pm. ~all #books $3. small selection of #free #books #eyesontheprize was free. also #blackstudies section. big 14 feb #sale. find here: dclibrary.org/attend-event @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social
#bookhaul from estate sale in kingman park #dc yesterday. organized by #estatesale company & family of ladora redman, artist & illustrator born in #brooklyn. home full of #art #books #dolls #ephemera #music inc #loismailoujones #painting re #haiti. open until 3pm today. estatesales.net #blackstudies
January 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#bookhaul from estate sale in kingman park #dc yesterday. organized by #estatesale company & family of ladora redman, artist & illustrator born in #brooklyn. home full of #art #books #dolls #ephemera #music inc #loismailoujones #painting re #haiti. open until 3pm today. estatesales.net #blackstudies
In "When Home Is a Photograph," Leigh Raiford asks how Black people use photography to make home in the world through an exploration of the practices of Black American activists and artists. #BlackStudies Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/lMkphrj
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
In "When Home Is a Photograph," Leigh Raiford asks how Black people use photography to make home in the world through an exploration of the practices of Black American activists and artists. #BlackStudies Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/lMkphrj
#lionelrichie has a #cookbook?!? no, but if he did this would be a clever title: "hello. is it me you're cooking for?" #cuttingboardhaul i found this cutting board at goodwill on new york ave in #dc. it's new. perhaps an unrequited holiday gift. loving the #font & richie in deep brown. #blackstudies
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
#lionelrichie has a #cookbook?!? no, but if he did this would be a clever title: "hello. is it me you're cooking for?" #cuttingboardhaul i found this cutting board at goodwill on new york ave in #dc. it's new. perhaps an unrequited holiday gift. loving the #font & richie in deep brown. #blackstudies
carter g. woodson & charles h. wesley's c1922 *the negro in our history* is sunny. 1966 (11th ed.) #dustjacket features james wells' #art. #woodcut? i love how they pulled one image & used it to illustrate spine & back. bought @b.i.g. #booksale in sept 2025 $4. #blackstudies @asalh-bhm.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
carter g. woodson & charles h. wesley's c1922 *the negro in our history* is sunny. 1966 (11th ed.) #dustjacket features james wells' #art. #woodcut? i love how they pulled one image & used it to illustrate spine & back. bought @b.i.g. #booksale in sept 2025 $4. #blackstudies @asalh-bhm.bsky.social
ok #dmv. b.i.g. #booksale #annapolis, md is fri 16 jan/3-5pm, sat 17 jan/8am-2pm. they have two black studies bookcases & all sections are alphabetized & well-organized. i went last sept on a fri. & arrived 2 hrs early. but 1 hr early shd get you in front. more info here: big-books.org #blackstudies
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 PM
ok #dmv. b.i.g. #booksale #annapolis, md is fri 16 jan/3-5pm, sat 17 jan/8am-2pm. they have two black studies bookcases & all sections are alphabetized & well-organized. i went last sept on a fri. & arrived 2 hrs early. but 1 hr early shd get you in front. more info here: big-books.org #blackstudies
📚ASALH proudly announces the finalists for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize—recognizing outstanding scholarship on African American life, history, and culture.
🏆 Winner announced: Feb 17, 2026
⏰ 7pm ET | 6pm CT
Learn more: asalh.org
#ASALH #ASALHBookPrize #BlackHistory #BlackStudies #BlackStudies #BHM
🏆 Winner announced: Feb 17, 2026
⏰ 7pm ET | 6pm CT
Learn more: asalh.org
#ASALH #ASALHBookPrize #BlackHistory #BlackStudies #BlackStudies #BHM
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
📚ASALH proudly announces the finalists for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize—recognizing outstanding scholarship on African American life, history, and culture.
🏆 Winner announced: Feb 17, 2026
⏰ 7pm ET | 6pm CT
Learn more: asalh.org
#ASALH #ASALHBookPrize #BlackHistory #BlackStudies #BlackStudies #BHM
🏆 Winner announced: Feb 17, 2026
⏰ 7pm ET | 6pm CT
Learn more: asalh.org
#ASALH #ASALHBookPrize #BlackHistory #BlackStudies #BlackStudies #BHM
i bought nell painter's *the history of white people* at mt pleasant library #friends bookstore for $2. it was withdrawn from #nypl w/ this stamped message: "may be sold for the benefit of branch libraries of nypl or donated to other public service orgs." #blackstudies #dcpl #publiclibraries #bigthx
January 12, 2026 at 3:39 AM
i bought nell painter's *the history of white people* at mt pleasant library #friends bookstore for $2. it was withdrawn from #nypl w/ this stamped message: "may be sold for the benefit of branch libraries of nypl or donated to other public service orgs." #blackstudies #dcpl #publiclibraries #bigthx
toni morrison's 1970 book *the bluest eye" is wordful. original cover inc the title & author's name in blue in one line at the top. the rest of the cover is text from the beginning of the book. later printing includes title in a fanciful font in #blue. #glennligon book inc both covers. #blackstudies
January 12, 2026 at 3:24 AM
toni morrison's 1970 book *the bluest eye" is wordful. original cover inc the title & author's name in blue in one line at the top. the rest of the cover is text from the beginning of the book. later printing includes title in a fanciful font in #blue. #glennligon book inc both covers. #blackstudies
glenn ligon's 2015 book *a people on the cover* is also white. cover has title & author's name in black at the very bottom. inside are photos of very colorful book covers, many from his 2000 exhibition at walker #art center w/ books from givens collection of african american literature #blackstudies
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
glenn ligon's 2015 book *a people on the cover* is also white. cover has title & author's name in black at the very bottom. inside are photos of very colorful book covers, many from his 2000 exhibition at walker #art center w/ books from givens collection of african american literature #blackstudies
nell painter's 2010 book *the history of white people" is striking. #dustjacket cover is white w/ small black circle & white lettering for title & author's name. spine includes title, summary, author's name, publisher logo. jacket design's reminiscent of #bluesteye & #apeopleonthecover #blackstudies
January 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
nell painter's 2010 book *the history of white people" is striking. #dustjacket cover is white w/ small black circle & white lettering for title & author's name. spine includes title, summary, author's name, publisher logo. jacket design's reminiscent of #bluesteye & #apeopleonthecover #blackstudies
Erstmalig wissenschaftlich untersucht: alltägliche Aushandlungsprozesse Schwarzer Muslim*innen in Deutschland.
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7946-5/
#Islam #Othering #Selbstermächtigung #BlackStudies #Ethnografie
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7946-5/
#Islam #Othering #Selbstermächtigung #BlackStudies #Ethnografie
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Erstmalig wissenschaftlich untersucht: alltägliche Aushandlungsprozesse Schwarzer Muslim*innen in Deutschland.
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7946-5/
#Islam #Othering #Selbstermächtigung #BlackStudies #Ethnografie
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7946-5/
#Islam #Othering #Selbstermächtigung #BlackStudies #Ethnografie