Kimberly D. Hill

Historian of African American Missions and Early 20th Cent. Pan-African Activism. Cape Town Enthusiast. Author of A Higher Mission

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

Available now: my new book on African American missionaries and their ties to historically black colleges and universities. Use discount code FAU25 to order A Higher Mission: The Careers of Alonzo and Althea Brown Edmiston in Central Africa here -- https://t.co/nlk4Z48Ps1

[YWCA USA @YWCAUSA]

This Juneteenth, we celebrate Opal Lee—the “Grandmother of Juneteenth”—whose decades of advocacy helped turn a day of remembrance into a national movement for freedom. At YWCA USA, we remain on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women every day: https://t.co/Xct10YkDZb

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

@AstorAaron Many Congratulations 🎉

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

@agmahler Many Congratulations! 🎉

[NEON @neonrated]

Harlem, 1972. You are invited to a party at the home of Duke Ellington.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM opens in select theaters October 16. Teaser trailer tomorrow.

[Dr. William T. Hoston Sr. @DrHoston]

The Hill We Climbed: Prairie View A&M University is an edited collection that provides a snapshot of the university’s history by looking at important figures, traditions, student life, and university programs. #PVAMU #PantherPride #HBCU @PVAMU

Link: https://t.co/yCiNhsM1wG

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

Enjoy this new edited collection about HBCU and civil rights history at Prairie View A&M in Texas! I was honored to contribute a chapter about NAACP leader Lulu B. White.

[Dr. William T. Hoston Sr. @DrHoston]

Prairie View A&M University has stood at the forefront of the Black freedom struggle, producing generations of students, faculty, and alumni who challenged the injustices of Waller County, Texas, and beyond: https://t.co/BhHKQzYGp3

#PVAMU #PV #PantherPride #PantherNation @PVAMU

[New York Amsterdam News @NYAmNews]

Middle-aged and aging alumni of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) could very well be reaping health benefits decades later, according to a recent study.
https://t.co/UwKW1PP8B3

[SchomburgCenter @SchomburgCenter]

From our friends at the PBS series American Masters….Explore the life and legacy of scholar and Civil Rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois. The documentary “W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause” premieres on Tues, 5/19 at 9/8c. #SchomburgCenter
https://t.co/kS95j3N2LQ

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

@Phil_Lewis_ Happy Graduation & Many Congratulations, @9thwonder! 🎓🎉

[Ken Burns @KenBurns]

We are announcing today that The American Revolution will stream for free in its entirety on all PBS platforms from May 25th through July 12. Hope you have a chance to watch, ideally with friends and family, as you think about our 250th anniversary this July 4th. https://t.co/c8fc6Sldj5

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

"In the '60s and '70s, Black students demanded a voice on the radio: The HBCU Radio Preservation Project celebrates stations that were an outgrowth of the civil rights movement, to help people understand their importance" (Thanks, @joshshepperd!)

[Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd]

Our Library of Congress RPTF caucus, the HBCU Radio Preservation Project, featured by The Guardian today! https://t.co/C8vlFyuwmm

[World Christianity @CSWCEdinburgh]

✍🏼 Registration is open for #YaleEdin2026! Join us in Edinburgh, June 10th to 12th, to discuss “Popular, Folk, Grassroots and Pop Culture in World Christianity and the History of Mission.” #WorldChristianity #MissionHistory @YaleDivSchool

https://t.co/p5xvsEduef

[AAIHS @AAIHS]

✨This special issue of Global Black Thought invites submissions that explore the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. with a particular focus on his many influences on Black intellectual thought in the United States and globally. @PennPress

https://t.co/7ay8b8wSOk

[theGrio.com @theGrio]

Fifteen HBCUs have launched a new coalition to push their research to the highest level. The Association of HBCU Research Institutions aims to boost funding, collaboration, and move more schools toward elite R1 status.

Read more #OnTheGrio

https://t.co/FViIOeM8F8

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

@xspotsdamark Thanks for posting! Julia Wilbur's Civil War diaries are valuable teaching resources since they are digitized and transcribed. I look forward to sharing pages like these with students. Maria Lewis is featured in p. 76-78 of the 1865 diary: https://t.co/VcopqXQ10K

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

@xspotsdamark Also, here is a link to the transcribed version (featuring Maria Lewis in the Apr. 4 and Apr. 20 entries): https://t.co/h74zJijIUL

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

@xspotsdamark Thanks for posting! Julia Wilbur's Civil War diaries are valuable teaching resources since they are digitized and transcribed. I look forward to sharing pages like these with students. Maria Lewis is featured in p. 76-78 of the 1865 diary: https://t.co/VcopqXQ10K

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

@TheAcademy The Smothers Brothers! The movie should follow Tommy and Dick through their 1950s folk roots, their 1960s anti-censorship struggles on CBS, and up to the recent CBS network changes that brought new attention to the Smothers Brothers' legacy.

[Kimberly D. Hill @StJnRivers]

@drcbs_ Congratulations!

[National Endowment for the Humanities @NEHgov]

REMINDER: Applications for Fellowships, Public Scholars, Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan, and Awards for Faculty at HBCUs are now open! Deadline to apply is April 22. Learn more at https://t.co/CSlhUD6GZz or go to https://t.co/B5ZNjZc4wQ to apply.