The Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence committee in Black Studies is proud to announce that Prof. Keisha Blain of the University of Pittsburgh will join us February 23-25 as our 2021 Scholar.
Professor Blain is an award-winning 20th-century historian who specializes in African American History and writes about black internationalism, radical politics, and global feminism. Her books and edited volumes include:
- Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom - winner of the 2019 Darlene Clark Hine Award from the Organization of American Historians
- Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019 -co-edited with Ibram X. Kendi
- The Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence -co-edited with Chad Williams and Kidada E. Williams
Prof. Blain will also participate in a public conversation with Prof. Robin D.G. Kelley on Thursday, February 25, also at 5pm.
Professor Blain is an award-winning 20th-century historian who specializes in African American History and writes about black internationalism, radical politics, and global feminism. Her books and edited volumes include:
- Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom - winner of the 2019 Darlene Clark Hine Award from the Organization of American Historians
- Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019 -co-edited with Ibram X. Kendi
- The Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence -co-edited with Chad Williams and Kidada E. Williams
Prof. Blain will also participate in a public conversation with Prof. Robin D.G. Kelley on Thursday, February 25, also at 5pm.
