We are going to focus @douglassday.bsky.social in Feb 2026 on the Colored Conventions and their visions for citizenship. We need to tell a much fuller story about the 14th amendment. The history is crystal clear. The Constitution is crystal clear.

Love is the Message joins BlueSky! We're a podcast about music, the dance floor, sound systems and counterculture, hosted by @jemgilbert.bsky.social and Tim Lawrence. www.loveisthemessagepod.co.uk Apple: tinyurl.com/5n6ehsd6 Spotify: tinyurl.com/59fnvebu Patreon: tinyurl.com/mvbmdc9e

Our report is published! Free and available to the public! Black History at the Vassall Estate Longfellow House—Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site This is the story of a Black family in Massachusetts who exemplified the spirit of liberty. read: irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Do...

"Journey With Me Through Hong Kong, My Home," a children's activity book published by Professor Puja Kapai's DEIJB Lab at HKU, highlights the lives and careers of 12 ethnically diverse women in the city. In full: buff.ly/YnEFq69

It's August 6 in Japan now. I'm thinking of my family's experience in Hiroshima 80 years ago and feeling grateful that I spent some time in the city this past January. Photo taken at Shukkeien, where my great grandmother evacuated to escape the fire that engulfed her neighborhood after the bombing.

BREAKING! Over the moon excited to announce Ai Hisano's appointment as next editor-in-chief at @entandsoc.bsky.social!

How can we teach about disaster & history using ephemera? Revisit our #NCCSpotlight “Earthquake Children Image Archive: A Window into Disaster & Humanity” by Dr. Janet Borland (ICU) to learn how her work on the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake translates to classrooms: guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...

💬 "The committee was impressed by the article's significant contribution to organology as it recontextualizes the jawbone/quijada, highlighting its multifaceted cultural roles." www.facebook.com/100064526028... 🏆 Learn more about the prize: www.amis.org/frances-dens...

📄 "From Jonkonnu and Son de los diablos to Congo Square and Son Jarocho: Global Histories of the Jawbone/Quijada as a Black Musical Instrument" @projectmuse.bsky.social‬ muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

🎉 Congratulations to American Music author Dr. Jason Petrulis for being recognized as the 2025 Honorable Mention for the Frances Densmore Prize from the American Musical Instrument Society! @petrulis.bsky.social

🗃️ Reminder: if you are a university professor, professor emeritus, or associate professor of history, you are eligible to nominate *anyone you want* for a Nobel Peace Prize. www.nobelprize.org/nomination/p... Nominations for 2026 open in September!

The Smithsonian Folkways site is a treasure trove of African American, African diaspora, and African religious music. For Juneteenth, Folkways recommends "Spirituals and Shout Songs from the Georgia Coast."

🗃️ So excited it is finally out: Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje's Fiddling Is My Joy: The Fiddle in African American Culture FREE download: play.google.com/store/books/... Apparently it is open access via ‪@upmississippi.bsky.social‬ ‪and @uclalibrary.bsky.social!

DC folks, come join me at the Smithsonian today from noon to 1! americanhistory.si.edu/events/calen...

Newberry Scholarly Seminar Deadline Approaching! June 6. Please apply!

Quite the time to be a historian of US civil rights and Black freedom struggles. Here's a reading suggestion, from well before we got quote-unquote woke. William Chafe, *Civilities and Civil Rights.* Capsule version? Civility discourse impedes rights. Period. archive.org/details/civi...

I had the pleasure of being one of the people Juli would share her insights with while walking around Hong Kong. It sparked lots of conversations about what we can vs. what we choose to call history. Super honoured to share Juli's work in From Place to Place!

🎉 I’m SO proud to share that Black Voices in Asian Studies—a new initiative from #NABEA, is LIVE! This newsletter is all about spotlighting the Black scholars, professionals and leaders shaping the field of Asian Studies! 🚨 Our 1st issue just dropped—check it out & share mailchi.mp/c4f01de26c19...

Open access publication! My book is now available open access for everyone to read and download free on the @ucpress.bsky.social website: www.ucpress.edu/books/in-the... A brief thread about the book /1

This book has been a few years in the making and we are so excited to share the cover! Kristina R. Gaddy and I have brought together 19 pieces of Black music created between 1687 and 1867, spanning from the Caribbean to North America, with my banjo tab, plus the story behind each piece.

On #highereducation, historical research, #archives, #libraries, and the benefits of finding and evaluating original materials rather than asking a plagiarism-ecocide to tell you what exists, see this essay in my free newsletter: buttondown.com/surekhadavie...

We cherish everything we publish, but occasionally something special comes along. So, we're delighted to present Michael Bennett & Mike Anson's "The Compensation Agency Business: London Merchants, Bankers, & the Payment of Slavery Compensation, 1835-46." This ... www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

All of Yasmin Williams's Tiny Desk concert is great, but I was especially taken by the fascinating way this song combines instruments/techniques/sounds. Williams tapes a kalimba to her guitar and plays both at once, while she also tap dances on a tarima, backed by a djembe! youtu.be/E6-z-Gqd30Q?...

🗃️ History at the Grammys:

It's American Music Vol. 41, No. 3! Featuring "From Jonkonnu and Son de los diablos to Congo Square and Son Jarocho: Global Histories of the Jawbone/Quijada as a Black Musical Instrument" by @petrulis.bsky.social & 3 other new articles on @projectmuse.bsky.social

FYI, Microsoft is changing its Office 365 package to raise the price by including AI. To reject this, go to account then subscription, then choose "cancel" and it will give you the option to revert to "Classic" ($30 cheaper) without AI.

PSA: To disable Copilot in MSFT Word, go to File:Options:Copilot and uncheck the box.

A fantastic web publication from RISD about French wallpaper design! risdmuseum.org/art-french-w...

🗃️ "It strips off the garments of civilization and arrays him in the t-shirt and the Topher moccasin slippers." Frederick Jackson Target, 2024

One of two important current calls around business history and imperialism. The first for a special issue of @businesshistory.bsky.social on Business History & Imperialism: @kevindtennent.bsky.social, @nkleinoeder.bsky.social

Just in time for gift-giving season, it's giveaway time! I've got some free downloads of the audiobook of Missionary Diplomacy & would love to share. Repost to enter and I'll pass along codes to the winners. And if you don't win, you can order at the link below! www.audible.com/pd/Missionar...

My new book, JAPAN AT WAR, 1914-1952, is available for pre-order. It is a political history that highlights the centrality of war to the Japanese experience between World War I and World War II. www.routledge.com/Japan-at-War... There is currently a 25% off discount at Routledge!

From 1953's _When We Get Back Home from Japan,_ poking fun at how US military retained local habits when returning home after occupying Japan. This one's on wearing a medical mask when you have a cold... Thanks to @kml.muninn.net for sharing on Internet Archive: archive.org/details/when...

What better way to inaugurate Enterprise and Society's brand new Bluesky account than with Sharon Murphy's superb 2024 @businesshistoryc.bsky.social Presidential Address, presented here Open Access. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@rhiannongiddens.bsky.social my jawbone history article "From Jonkonnu and Son de los diablos to Congo Square and Son Jarocho: Global Histories of the Jawbone/Quijada as a Black Musical Instrument" is out! DM, or email petrulis [atsign] eduhk.hk & I will send a copy. muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

The Colored Conventions movement was one of the longest campaigns for civil rights in US history, from 1830-1900s Black communities organized 600+ state & national conventions to fight for Black civil rights and freedom—voting, legal, labor & educational rights Learn more: ColoredConventions.org

Performer, songwriter, and historian Ella Jenkins has passed away, age 100. She was so important to me and my family. We were lucky to see her perform in 2013 -- and as always, she connected music, history, and hearts. cso.org/experience/a...

One of the greatest flower songs from the album that helped me write my way through The Dark Fantastic... Here's the original by the legend Minnie Riperton! open.spotify.com/track/4XCGfH...

While ~this~ happened, my new article came out: “From Jonkonnu and Son de los diablos to Congo Square and Son Jarocho: Global Histories of the Jawbone/Quijada as a Black Musical Instrument.” muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic... Ping me for a copy! 🗃️

Selected back issues of Vibe Magazine, founded by Quincy Jones, are on Internet Archive: archive.org/search?query... 🗃️

Want a quick catch-up on Monica L. Miller's work on Black dandyism? Here's the "Dressed" fashion history podcast 2-part interview with Prof Miller: Pt 1: redcircle.com/shows/dresse... Pt 2: redcircle.com/shows/dresse... 🗃️

Been waiting for this book for years!!! "In Fiddling Is My Joy, Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje examines the history of fiddling among African Americans from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century." www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/F/Fidd...

Writing about David Henry Hwang's Soft Power atm, watching inspirations for the _Hillary Clinton dance number while campaigning in McDonald's_ dream sequence. Tap dancing Eleanor Powell is flipping amazing: youtu.be/veNXiv4kP-c?...

🗃️ Thinking about, and with the ideas of, the late historian of slavery Trevor Burnard. His 2023 book, Writing the History of Global Slavery, is open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

KH's Chinese name is 賀錦麗 – Ho Gam-lai. When KH was running for DA, a Chinese American friend suggested she choose a name that resonated w local Cantonese speakers. Friend's father helped choose it, w KH's input. www.scmp.com/week-asia/pe...

A lovely obituary for Bernice Johnson Reagon in the Washington Post; I'm looking forward to reading more as people share memories of her amazing life. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Ladies and Gentlemen,