Andrew Grim

Historian studying 20th century US politics, social movements, cities, policing. He/him

[Dr. CBS @drcbs_]

42 years ago today, Walter Rodney, an extraordinary guerrilla intellectual, was assassinated. Fortunately for us, his work and legacy live on not least through the ⁦@RodneyProject⁩. https://t.co/CkNMbQazB1

[Carlos Aguilar @Carlos_Film]

The FIFA World Cup Cup kicks off today. I’ll be posting film recommendations based on the countries playing each match. All of them are available to stream/rent in the U.S.

Here’s the first:

Mexico: IDENTIFYING FEATURES 🇲🇽

vs.

South Africa: THE WOUND 🇿🇦

[Andrew Grim @andyleegrim]

Man I love this Spurs team

[Robert Daniels @812filmreviews]

It was a pleasure speaking with @allyson_nadia about her incisive new book LABOR OF LOVE: BLACK PERFORMANCE AND THE KISS THAT CHANGED FILM—a work I find to be equally revealing and thrilling.

Our conversation via @LAReviewofBooks.

https://t.co/U0TwXoOdci

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Real photo from 1937 LA found in the LA Times Collection via @UCLALibrary

[Andrew Grim @andyleegrim]

@tropicalhousing Congrats bud!

[Camryn @dancingofpens]

anyway everyone should watch On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

[Andrew Grim @andyleegrim]

Best movie I’ve seen so far this year

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

Rungano Nyoni’s ‘ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL’ will be released on VOD tomorrow.

Starring Susan Chardy.

[Dr. CBS @drcbs_]

I’m in my Harry Haywood bag at the moment. Please read my recent piece for @CommunityMvt Grassroots Thinking:

https://t.co/f8raTvnC4e

[Dr. Crystal Sanders @profcsanders]

The first accurate and scholarly account of what happened in Wilmington 1898 was written by a Black woman, Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, in 1951. The historical profession criticized her work but time has vindicated her scholarship. #AmericanCoupPBS

[UMass Amherst Libraries @UMassLibraries]

The Libraries and @DuBoisUMass will host the 29th Annual Du Bois Lecture 9/12/24, 6-7:30 p.m. Old Chapel, UMass Amherst:
“Did W. E. B. Du Bois’s Rejection of Ida B. Wells Project Trauma and Alienation against Black Rebellion?”by Dr. Joy James
Link: https://t.co/8n32Kk2KdE

[Tionne @tionneparris]

A reminder that 'Claudia Jones and Black Power: A Close Reading of the West Indian Gazette', as part of the Claudia Jones Special Issue, is free to access all summer! ☀️👇🏽

https://t.co/rsg3I5i8uu

[Dr. Melissa Ford @MelissaFordPhD]

Radical defenses of motherhood: a thread on Mother's Day and the Rosa Lee Ingram defense (shoutout to @DeniseLynn13, Erik McDuffie, and Dayo Gore for their work and @SchomburgCenter for archives) #MothersDay #BlackMotherhood #RosaLeeIngram

[Black Perspectives @BlkPerspectives]

Check out this exciting list of great books! The Best Black History Books of 2023 featuring the works of @KidadaEWilliams, @c_thorsson, @profblmkelley, @soulistaphd, @FictionsofHaiti, @JTRoane, @cmmphd, @JoanFloresVill1 & more. Check out the full list👉https://t.co/RdUvHGoldX

[The Journal of African American History @JAAHistory]

Check out our latest: The Black 1980s! Thank you to Special Guest Editors: George Derek Musgrove, Joshua Guild, Benjamin Talton, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, & Leah Rigueur. #JAAHistory Volume 108. No. 3. Summer 2003

[Yarneccia D. Dyson @YarnDyson]

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Black Comedians--Journal of African American Studies
Link: https://t.co/5OCUpm5nH9
Abstracts are to be emailed to Dr. Omari L. Dyson ([email protected]) at UNC Greensboro & Dr. Judson L. Jeffries ([email protected]) at The Ohio State University.

[W. E. B. Du Bois Dept. of Afro American Studies @UMassAfroAm]

📢 Join us virtually on September 20th for a collaborative webinar lecture featuring Dr. Tera Hunter!

Hosted by Africana Studies at Pitt, Brown University, and UMass Amherst's W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies.

Register now at: https://t.co/8FyTjDT5c7

[Antoine J., PhD @AJohnsonHist]

Pleased to share that an article I worked on is now published in @JournalHMAS. Thank you to Brian Dolan for allowing me to contribute.

The Senator and the Sting Operation: Politics, the Media, and Frank Moss’s Exposé of “Medicaid Mills” https://t.co/roYZKVrOS0

[Andrew Grim @andyleegrim]

Been a good writing day. Time for an ice cream sandwich.