An interdisciplinary association of centers, working groups, and scholars researching the cultural, political, legal, and social dimensions of race & ethnicity.
Durham, NC
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Duke Council on Race retweeted
Please join us for the final event in the New Directions in African History Series - March 24 at 12pm, 107 Friedl. Jean Allman, Washington U. in St. Louis: "Academic Freedom vs. the African Revolution: Legon, 1964" (check back for COVID-19 updates)
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Nina’s Anthem: "Yet, for the generations of folk who did not grow up at a time when Simone was a public presence and her music was no longer in vogue on Black radio, “Young, Gifted and Black” was a lifeline to her genius." newblackmaninexile.net/2020/…
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Seven Duke history Ph.D. graduates returned to campus to celebrate the writing, teaching & mentorship of Julius Scott, who had a significant influence on generations of Atlantic history scholars
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ALT The writing, teaching, and mentorship of Julius Scott (front) had a significant influence on generations of Atlantic history scholars, such as (back row, from left) Alexander Byrd, Celia Naylor, Kathryn Dungy, Jennifer Morgan, Vincent Brown, Claudio Saunt, Laurent Dubois and Herman Bennett
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Officials at Duke, along with health officials worldwide, continue to monitor COVID-19. For the latest campus updates, please visit coronavirus.duke.edu/.
Duke Council on Race retweeted
.@DukeU's Patrick Douthit aka @9thWonder joins @JHillUnbothered to discuss his career in the studio and in the classroom, @DukeU's history with Black Durham -- and did you know that Coach L really digs The Stylistics and The Commodores? open.spotify.com/episode/7kf…
Duke Council on Race retweeted
.@McKinney closed out its celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth on a high note with a visit from Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor, author, and Chair of @DukeAAAS mckinney.com/2020/03/04/dr-m… @DukeTrinity @Duke_CORE
Duke Council on Race retweeted
It’s Super Tuesday 🗳️
@DukeStudents, we’ve partnered with Lyft to offer free rides for West Campus students voting locally today
Details ➡️ sites.duke.edu/dukevotes/
ALT "I voted" sticker in front of a campus building
Duke Council on Race retweeted
So Coach K digs The Stylistics and The Commodores? @9thWonder Talks @DukeMBB, North Carolina Race History and of course Hip-Hop with @JemeleHill on @JHillUnbothered open.spotify.com/episode/7kf… @Duke_CORE @DukeTrinity @JamlaRecords
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Listening to an amazing group of scholars and @DukeHistoryDept PhD alumni today at The Common Wind, a symposium to honor Julius Scott (PhD'86). @DukeFSP @DukeAlumni
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ALT The Common Wind Symposium
ALT The Common Wind Symposium
ALT The Common Wind Symposium
Duke Council on Race retweeted
I’ve walked around more than a few times this week and thought this can’t be real life. Felt that way this morning. Thanks to @NewBlackMan and @LeftOfBlack for the opportunity to interview novelist, playwright, essayist, and Professor of English @Yale, Caryl Phillips.
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Prof Neal on how listening widely and intently matters: "This matters in our presidential election. You can't even begin to understand Bernie Sanders and his campaign without understanding and listening to Bob Dylan." @NewBlackMan
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Two new arts exhibitions open tonight, 6-8 pm, in the Ruby! “When I Say Africa” and “Haïti-Inter: Three Decades of Resistance.” 🎨 bit.ly/2T387hY. 👀
In collaboration with @DukePerformance and @dukeics. Photos courtesy of artists. 📸
"I don't read the scripts, the scripts read me," Prof. Candice M. Jenkins quotes Robert Downey, Jr. in Tropic Thunder. In convo w/ @NewBlackMan re: her book, "Black Bourgeois" #precarity #blackmiddleclass #queensugar #insecure #CherishTheDay
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Kerry Haynie speaks on air with Frank Stasio about the context of Super Tuesday and ways our presidential nomination process could be made better
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@wunc @state_of_things @DukeU @Duke_CORE
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Today was the culmination of 12 years of three-hour afterschool & predawn practices, early morning drives to small towns in NC, not having real summer vacations because there were meets to prepare for during long course season ... (1)
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Meridians - A 20th Anniversary Symposium | Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 1:30pm| Speakers: Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Myriam Chancy, Paula Giddings, @AlexisPauline, @flygrlatsea, Marina Magloire, @mecca_jamilah english.duke.edu/events/meri…
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Ethics of Now: @KieseLaymon with @DukeU Historian Adriane Lentz Smith | February 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | @DurhamArts kenan.ethics.duke.edu/event/…
Duke Council on Race retweeted
Why President Trump’s bid for the Black vote is unlikely to bear fruit washingtonpost.com/opinions/… @IsmailWhitePhD @DukeTrinity @Duke_CORE
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"Mike says that when he signed to VA Tech he didn't want to leave home...[signing day] was supposed to be happy... but Vick says if he had it his way, he would've stayed in Newport News"--@StanleyNelson1 /w @nataliebb2 & @NewBlackMan on #BackChannel newblackmaninexile.net/2020/…
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This time yesterday we were toasting the honorees of the 2020 Samuel DuBois Cook Society Awards. We celebrated faculty recipient Charmaine Royal of @DukeAAAS, two Trinity undergraduates, and all who were recognized for building a stronger Duke community!
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ALT Charmaine Royal, recipient of the Raymond Gavins Distinguished Faculty Award, smiles as she is pinned with a flower before the recognition ceremony.
ALT History faculty member Adriane Lentz-Smith poses with Duke senior Ashleigh Smith, an art history major who received an award Feb. 11 from the Samuel DuBois Cook Society.
ALT Gerald Harris poses with Samuel DuBois Cook Society award recipient Alyson Diaz, a junior majoring in Public Policy and History