Duke Council on Race

An interdisciplinary association of centers, working groups, and scholars researching the cultural, political, legal, and social dimensions of race & ethnicity.

[Samuel Fury Childs Daly @sfcdaly]

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)

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

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." https://t.co/PGfOE5zgxx

[Duke University @DukeU]

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

➡️ https://t.co/WbWqwbm4b2

[Working@Duke @WorkingatDuke]

Officials at Duke, along with health officials worldwide, continue to monitor COVID-19. For the latest campus updates, please visit https://t.co/gLdOQl29nt.

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

.@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? https://t.co/4k2De7jCPz

[Global Black Studies at Duke @DukeAAAS]

.@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 https://t.co/sXXEVWvIR2 @DukeTrinity @Duke_CORE

[Duke University @DukeU]

It’s Super Tuesday 🗳️

@DukeStudents, we’ve partnered with Lyft to offer free rides for West Campus students voting locally today

Details ➡️ https://t.co/KG93ndZrvx

[Global Black Studies at Duke @DukeAAAS]

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 https://t.co/9qleVZyRck @Duke_CORE @DukeTrinity @JamlaRecords

[Duke Graduate School @DukeGradSchool]

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

[Sasha Ann Panaram @SashaPanaram]

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.

[Tyler Bunzey @t_bunzey]

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 Arts @DukeArts]

Two new arts exhibitions open tonight, 6-8 pm, in the Ruby! “When I Say Africa” and “Haïti-Inter: Three Decades of Resistance.” 🎨 https://t.co/czRzbN8Bwr. 👀
In collaboration with @DukePerformance and @dukeics. Photos courtesy of artists. 📸

[Duke Council on Race @Duke_CORE]

"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

[DukePoliticalScience @DukePoliSci]

Kerry Haynie speaks on air with Frank Stasio about the context of Super Tuesday and ways our presidential nomination process could be made better
https://t.co/XRvvEhGlUI
@wunc @state_of_things @DukeU @Duke_CORE

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

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)

[Global Black Studies at Duke @DukeAAAS]

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 https://t.co/P7pyPeimaF

[Global Black Studies at Duke @DukeAAAS]

Ethics of Now: @KieseLaymon with @DukeU Historian Adriane Lentz Smith | February 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | @DurhamArts https://t.co/2YXuHbo5DT

[Global Black Studies at Duke @DukeAAAS]

Why President Trump’s bid for the Black vote is unlikely to bear fruit https://t.co/e4esnpldy4 @IsmailWhitePhD @DukeTrinity @Duke_CORE

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

"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 https://t.co/Dwb6jPZG2P

[Trinity College at Duke @DukeTrinity]

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!

https://t.co/wakuCroslt