Euzhan Palcy, the first Black female to helm a studio picture, says she owes it all to Robert Redford: "When people ask how I, as a young woman from Martinique, ended up in Hollywood, I smile and think of Robert Redford" bit.ly/41VgnUw

Bad Bunny “is probably the most important musician in the world right now—the person future generations will point to when they talk about what the early 2020s sounded like,” Kelefa Sanneh writes.

Upcoming Virtual Event: Healing in the Lakou / Gerizon nan Lakou a buff.ly/E0v7wPl This virtual conversation bridges KOSANBA’s recent conference theme on “Africana Religious Activism, Resistance and Rejuvenation” and HSA’s forthcoming conference theme on “Reparasyon ak Restitisyon.”

Gri Gri, 1986 https://botfrens.com/collections/27/contents/5293

To support the UNC System’s new graduation requirement, prize-winning historians at UNC Chapel Hill have created a new resource for UNC system courses, in partnership with UNC Press. Learn more about the book & how students can get free access 👇 uncpressblog.com/2025/09/18/u...

Starting in a few minutes!

In her Age of Revolutions course, Julia M. Gossard uses activities like Reacting to the Past and a constitution-writing exercise to teach her student-citizens in the AI era. 🗃️

“It’s for everyone, this book. You can go wherever you want. It’s just a place to start.” Christian Leus talks with author Kristina Gaddy and musician @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social about "Go Back and Fetch It," their new book exploring early Black music. 🔗: https://shorturl.at/FZlSn

Tonight! Panel conversation on "Haiti's Time," a new exhibit at UVA's Fralin Museum of art. Information & registration for the virtual event here: arts.virginia.edu/calendar/eve...

Thanks to Harris Feinsod for an excellent tour yesterday of Frederick Douglass-related places in Fell’s Point, Baltimore, the waterfront district where he lived much of his life between 1826-1838. Here is the central house on “Douglass Row,” five townhouses he built in 1892, and a nearby mural.

“When you get older, you learn certain life lessons. You apply that wisdom, and suddenly you say: Hey, I’ve got a new lease on this thing. So let’s go.” A life of art, activism, and heart. R.I.P. Robert Redford. 🕊️💫

Tuxedo, 1982 https://botfrens.com/collections/27/contents/5159

This is such a gorgeous, moving, & fun thread on a great strand of France's football culture. Thank you @meganclement.bsky.social, & H/T @siddharthamitter.bsky.social

It does feel meaningful to be teaching history right now. We do what we can.

huge W

The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live. Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed

Looking forward to being in Richmond tonight @ the VMHC!

VALENCIA! Congratulations to such a deserving educator and welcome to the Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year #NHTOY club. So inspired by all the great work you do! Proud to know you! Your students and community are so lucky. @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social @vannabbott.bsky.social

This is incredibly exciting!!! I can't wait to get this (& teach it!). Congratulations. (& the cover is gorgeous)

We are happy to announce the three finalists of the #Slaveryarchive Book Prize 2024! The winner will be announced at the end of September. To know more about the three finalists, visit our website www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...

The reason many of the commentators don’t like Bluesky is because the infrastructure is set up in a way that no longer benefits them. On Twitter it was always easier to gain an audience by purposefully saying things that upset people. Getting ratio-ed was a tactic. Here, that’s much harder.

Keep in mind that organized academic workers, not administrators, accomplished this.

#slaveryarchive is the jam!

New from me: On Kara Walker's radical transformation of a toppled Confederate memorial — the Stonewall Jackson statue from Charlottesville, Va. Her piece goes on view next month, part of the big MONUMENTS show at The Brick and MOCA in Los Angeles. [Gift link] www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/a...

Congratulations!

In the lead-up to the American Revolution, throughout the colonies, people understood that the punishments Britain waged against Boston were against ALL of them. Chicago is all of us.

Not yet, but someone definitely should!

serious contender for greatest song of all time www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tiz...

Heros. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...

Gross, and it looks like OpenAI trained from 13 of my publications, including my two books.

Live footage of historians these days

Finishing up these two new excellent books.

Helmet, 1981 #artbots #basquiat https://botfrens.com/collections/27/contents/5015

Rockstar panel, IMO. I hope they air it on CSPAN. www.historians.org/event/histor...

the President, who is not running for election, still sends out fundraising emails on the daily. this guy does ads saying "we've reached the max we can spend, don't give us more money." remarkable stuff that I think resonates with people who yearn for change and justice

You can now register for the 14th Amendment Center’s webinars on birthright citizenship. The sessions will be held on September 16th and 17th with a line-up of experts. REGISTER NOW: howard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Autographing obis for the Sunset Tree remaster, sipping 2006 youle sheng from a handmade cup a fan gave me in SF some years back, Smiski at his errands on my desk. Enjoying this morning.

Sighting of long-awaited @csschmitt.bsky.social volume!

Hawaii announced they are joining California, Oregon, and Washington’s West Coast Health Alliance which will provide their own science-based vaccine guidelines and make vaccines accessible to everyone.

Le comité exécutif de l’ACH sont heureux de vous annoncer que la 57e conférence annuelle se tiendra du 24 au 28 mai 2026 à l’Université des West Indies en Jamaïque. (Une excursion facultative est prévue le vendredi 29 mai.) Appel a contributions: associationofcaribbeanhistorians.org/fr/reunion-a...

"When you put all your faith in technological progress [...] Democracy has no air left to breathe [...] collectively, as a society, we are at the mercy of whatever innovations the market sees fit to deliver; that is the future, full stop" Great article by @ntnsndr.in in @techpolicypress.bsky.social

wrote a blog post to what being an a PhD+ Scholars' Lab intern this semester means for me, riffing off @walshbr.bsky.social initial post about it. ✨ honestly, i don't know where i'd be without the Lab <3 scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/blog/carving...

This book sounds incredibly interesting. Great stuff from Duke University Press recently.

If you read history, this won't be surprising at all. Born in Blackness. www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...

In "Archival Irruptions," @ktgerbs.bsky.social traces how British colonial authorities in Jamaica criminalized Obeah, a religious practice held by enslaved Africans. Read the introduction for free now. buff.ly/3JlgBEt

The ACH is a fantastic organization - check out the CFP!

“What is the value of a history degree?” It's a question faculty, staff, and students often face—and the AHA can help. Check out our Department Advocacy Toolkit, full of data, stories, and strategies you can use to show why studying history matters. 🗃️

Yes! A classic piece thank you for sharing it. Meanwhile, for thinking about his current teammate Messi here is the best piece I know: www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/o...

Bénédicte Savoy is indeed one of the great thinkers — and a very cool human. Great news. And if she's accepting the gig it means she knows she can put it to use. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/a...

Washington Square Park right now is full of people dancing salsa. Indestructible! New York City is the greatest.