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With Her Fist Raised: Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism, Laura Lovett
Keisha Blain Helping Tell 400-Year History of African America
Keisha N. Blain, Pitt associate professor of History, has collaborated with anti-racism scholar Ibram X. Kendi to edit a collection of writings that aims to capture the diverse experiences of Black Americans over 400 years.
Four Hundred Souls Edited by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Dr. Keisha N. Blain
Black women are leading the movement to end police violence by Keisha Blain, The Washington Post.
The recent grand jury decision not to charge police officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in Louisville brings into sharp focus the problem of police violence against Black women and girls.
Student Research Reveals Lessons of Past Quarantines
History double-major Gina Watkins worked with faculty member Mari Webel on the history of quarantines in the United States as part of a Summer Undergraduate Research Award
Dr. Keisha Blain writes on The Global Reckoning With Race in Foreign Affairs
"Civil Rights International: The Fight Against Racism Has Always Been Global" by Dr. Keisha Blain
Oscar de la Torre has achieved considerable success with his first book
Oscar de la Torre Cueva's (PhD 2011) book, The People of the River: Nature and Identity in Black Amazonia (University of North Carolina Press, 2018) has been recognized with two book awards and an honorable mention.
Van Beck Hall Graduate Teaching Award
Bethany Wade has been honored with the Van Beck Hall Graduate Teaching Award for 2020.
Dr. Alaina Roberts Discusses the Importance of Juneteenth
Dr Keisha Blain writes on Confederate Monuments in Washington Post
"In effect, these monuments and symbols already do the work of erasing history — the very thing their defenders now accuse protesters of doing by demanding their removal. Honoring a revisionist history of the Confederacy is not only repugnant. It also undercuts the argument of those who now claim they only want to preserve history."
AHA Statement: Confronting a Sordid History of Racist Violence in the US
Everything has a history, including our nation’s deplorable record of violence against African Americans, committed either outside the law or in the name of law enforcement itself. George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers cannot be understood in isolation, as a tragic moment detached from a familiar narrative of “who we as Americans really are.” What happened to George Floyd stands well within our national tradition.
Pitt Latino History Course to be Offered this Summer
University of Pittsburgh is offering a new Latino History course this summer. The course is a survey of the history of peoples of Latin American and Hispanic-Caribbean descent in the United States from the sixteenth century to the present. Students will learn about the distinct ethnic, racial, and cultural forms that Latinos either preserved from their homelands or produced in the US mainland.
Raja Adal Receives NEH Grant
Raja Adal, assistant professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences' Department of History, received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Michel Gobat's Empire by Invitation wins the Friedrich Katz Prize
Michel Gobat's Empire by Invitation: William Walker and Manifest Destiny in Central America (Harvard University Press, 2019) has won the Friedrich Katz Prize in Latin American and Caribbean History.
Evelyn Rawski wins Award for Scholarly Distinction
Evelyn Rawski, Distinguished University Professor Emerita of History, wins Award for Scholarly Distinction given to senior historians for lifetime achievement.