From Bessie Smith to Béyonce, Black feminine sound has significantly contributed to the foundation of American music. According to Daphne Brooks — an award-winning author and...
Pickens grew up in Laurelton, Queens and visited Sag Harbor during the summer for decades before finally settling in the historic whaling village full-time in 2004. Read More
When Newman T. Baker first tried to play the washboard years ago, he had what he describes as an almost out-of-body experience. Though he had never played before, his hands...
The jury is in…
and has chosen Daphne A. Brooks’ Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound as the winner of the $50,000...
After the murder of George Floyd ignited nationwide protests, corporate America acknowledged it could no longer stay silent and promised to take an active role in confronting...
Brittany Levingston F’21
Leading Edge Fellowships 2021
Pennsylvania Humanities Council
Appointed to Pennsylvania Humanities Council for the project “August Wilson’s Century...
Please join us in extending a hearty congratulations to our 2020 PhD in African American and American Studies, Lucy Caplan!
Lucy’s dissertation, “High Culture on the Lower...
Apainful pattern repeats itself throughout America: A Black person is killed by police officers, protests ensue, and police are brought in to stifle the demonstrations. Most...
Four Yale professors whose teaching and mentorship have inspired generations of students were recently honored with William C. Clyde DeVane Medals from the university’s...
Ashley James always had a tendency to question dominant historical narratives.
Last year, she earned her doctorate from Yale University in English literature and two other...
Since the declaration of Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s birthday as a federal holiday, our country has celebrated the civil-rights movement, valorizing its tactics of nonviolence...
