Beyond grateful and honored to have received the Ida B. Wells & Cheikh Anta Diop Award from the National Council for Black Studies for the contributions made in my book Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit.

Had a great time presenting about my book at DPL this past weekend. My dad’s cleaning company inspired my interest in Black business! ❤️

Don't forget to check out our 2026 Women's History Month sale, featuring 20+ new titles & new paperback releases since last year's collection! Save 40% with code PENN-WHM2026 at checkout from now through March 31. https://www.pennpress.org/womens-history-month/

Excited to discuss my book Freedom Enterprise at the Detroit Public Library on March 15th! www.eventbrite.com/e/author-tal...

I would love to boost the account of @entandsoc.bsky.social, probably* the best journal of business history in the world. So if you (or your followers) are interested in business history, very broadly defined, please consider following and reposting bsky.app/profile/enta...

Honored to be giving the Fleming-Morrow Lecture in African American History at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville on February 19th!

Excited to visit University of Detroit Mercy on February 5 to talk about my book Freedom Enterprise! www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

LISTEN: @kendradboyd.bsky.social discusses her award-winning 2025 book FREEDOM ENTERPRISE, which traces the rise and fall of the historic Black business community in Detroit, with @adamxmcneil.bsky.social on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's podcast! bit.ly/4sWiqDJ

Honored to receive a State History Award from the Historical Society of Michigan for my book Freedom Enterprise!

Launching an interactive digital map and database of Detroit’s historic Black-owned businesses. Check it out at freedomenterprise.org

"This is the kind of book upon which new fields are built. A stellar accomplishment." Kendra D. Boyd's brand-new book FREEDOM ENTERPRISE is now available for 40% off during our Summer Reading Sale! Head to our website and use code PENN-SUMMER25 to save. bit.ly/45Qp0lR

New on the blog: Six great books for World Entrepreneurship Day! bit.ly/4lz8YSS

Today is publication day! Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit can be purchased for 30% off using the code PENN-KBOYD30 www.pennpress.org/978151282742...

🎉 Day 1 of #OAH25 was amazing! 🎉 More than 1,700 historians have gathered in Chicago. Whether you're a first-timer or a longtime attendee, we’re so glad you’re here! 🗓️ Reminder: The OAH Presidential Address is at a NEW TIME—5:15pm, April 5. ow.ly/zLNw50VuneJ See you tomorrow for Day 2!

It’s here! It’s beautiful! Congratulations to my wonderful colleague @kendradboyd.bsky.social on the publication of Freedom Enterprise! @pennpress.bsky.social

I published a piece about Black-owned business in Great Migration Detroit with @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-story-of...

📢 @pennpress.bsky.social at BHC 2025 – Exclusive Discounts! 📢 The 2025 Business History Conference is here, and Penn Press is offering 40% off all books at our virtual exhibit store—plus free shipping on orders over $40! 🚀📚 site.pennpress.org/bhc-2025/ #BHC2025 #BizHis #books

The AHA and the OAH have released a joint statement condemning recent efforts to censor historical content on federal government websites, at many public museums, and across a wide swath of government resources that include essential data. 🗃️

My book Freedom Enterprise can be pre-ordered for 40% off using the code PENN-BHM2025 during the month of February. www.pennpress.org/978151282742... The book tells the story of southern migrants who built a thriving Black-owned business community in Detroit during the Great Migration.

Our 2025 Black History Month sale ends next week! Browse our collection & use code PENN-BHM2025 for 40% off paperbacks and hardcovers and code PENN-BHM2025-E for 50% off ebooks: www.pennpress.org/black-histor...

It probably got buried by Covid because it was released in 2021 but there's a documentary called Fire Boys if you want to learn more about the juvenile incarcerated firefighters

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift

Amrita Chakrabarti Myers discusses her path to becoming a scholar of the black female experience in the US and her work revealing the ways in which race, gender, freedom, and power have intersected to shape women's lives on @unecgh.bsky.social's Oh, the Humanities podcast. Listen:

Presenting at AHA with some amazing scholars

The Philadelphia Tribune celebrates 140 years as the oldest continuously published African American newspaper in U.S. whyy.org/articles/phi...

The Charles L. Blockson collection at Temple University turns 40. It honors the legacy of one of America’s foremost historians and collectors of artifacts on the global Black experience. whyy.org/articles/cha...

Loving this book!

Joe William Trotter, Jr. shares the sweeping story of how American cities developed from the visions and labor of the Black working class. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/q...