Teaching in the Wake of Charlottesville
Charlottesville Candlelight Vigil, Washington, D.C., August 13, 2017. Photo: Ted Eytan. Creative Commons license. …
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Recontextualizing the Ocean Blue Italian Americans and the Commemoration of Columbus
Maledetto Cristoforo Colombo e quando ha scoperto l’America. (Damn Christopher Columbus and his discovery of…
No End in Sight Puerto Rico’s Many Crises after Hurricane María
Edwin Jusino, a fellow historian and friend, called me from Puerto Rico two days after…
The Flood Blues
I’m standing in this water, wishing I had a boat I’m standing in this…
The Vietnam War, a documentary
This weekend, at last, The Vietnam War will land on our rooftops, ready to transport…
Sprawling Into Harm’s Way
Texans commonly proclaim that everything is bigger in their home state. A stalled hurricane/tropical storm…
Hurricane Harvey and Houston’s Myth of the “Wild West”
The disparate impact of Hurricane Harvey on poor neighborhoods in Houston has been the topic…
The (African) American Missionary Movement in Africa in the Early Twentieth Century
Philanthropic work in Africa today is primarily associated with international developmental aid and the work…
Of African Princes and Hidden Treasures
The teaser trailer for Black Panther opens with a chained Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) asking…
Too African to Be Muslim
Recently, someone working on an upcoming TV show asked me a few questions about enslaved…