African American Studies, Princeton Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

African American Studies, Princeton

Reverend William Washington Browne founded the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers on March 2, 1888. Initially operating out of his home, the bank developed into multiple branches. It was the first black-owned bank to be chartered in the U.S. https://t.co/NYNE4N8b52

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African American Studies, Princeton

Robert Jones, Jr. and Professor Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. sat down to discuss Jones’ new and freshman book, The Prophets... Set on a slave plantation aptly referred to as “Empty”, two enslaved men named Isaiah and Samuel become unlikely lovers. Read More: https://t.co/56q3loGUnd https://t.co/KbT4nfarJl

African American Studies, Princeton

📅 Feb 16, 12pm (EST) — A discussion of Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature with Yomaira C. Figueroa-Vásquez, Associate Professor at Michigan State University. RSVP Required: https://t.co/JG3XMd5PJQ. https://t.co/djjOaK5Qh8

African American Studies, Princeton

Immigrating from Sri Lanka, @AnnaArabindan is an art historian, writer, and curator who focuses on Black Diaspora and British Art. Her first book, “Black Bodies, White Gold” (2021), reveals cotton as the motif for 19th century Atlantic art, commerce, and colonialism. #WomenOfAAS https://t.co/WNMBencwRk

African American Studies, Princeton

📅 Wednesday Nov. 17 (6:00pm EDT via Zoom) ~ "Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette" ~ Featuring: Ruha Benjamin and Keith Wailoo~ Learn More: http://ow.ly/3gwA50GMHZ4

African American Studies, Princeton

Naomi Murakawa studies the patterns of racial inequality in modern American crime and prison policies. Her book “The First Civil Right” probes the role of liberals in perpetuating mass incarceration. Her work provokes us to reevaluate our current systems. #WomenOfAAS https://t.co/hXIBPGfk9T

African American Studies, Princeton

📅 Tomorrow (4:30pm EDT via Zoom) ~ Program in Linguistics Virtual Lecture ~ "3rd Person Singular and Default Case in Child African American English" ~ Lisa Green, UMass Amherst ~ Learn More: https://t.co/SFvVWxkbWN https://t.co/bb4tFM4c3M

African American Studies, Princeton

Immigrating from Sri Lanka, @AnnaArabindan is an art historian, writer, and curator who focuses on Black Diaspora and British Art. Her first book, “Black Bodies, White Gold” (2021), reveals cotton as the motif for 19th century Atlantic art, commerce, and colonialism. #WomenOfAAS https://t.co/WNMBencwRk

African American Studies, Princeton

Watch Nell Irvin Painter talk about her work as an artist, and her book "Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over," (PBS NewsHour, 2018). #WomenOfAAS https://t.co/CdU0ZfSn21 https://t.co/P4MsKi1DHQ

African American Studies, Princeton

Watch as Imani Perry discusses her book "South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon" (The Laura Flanders Show) #WomenOfAAS https://t.co/nq5vTqn27I https://t.co/MOVfyi2ROm