Congrats to Gene Thompson! He successfully defended his thesis, "The Fight for Freedmen's Minds in Arkansas," about the African Methodist Episcopal Church and education of black Arkansans after the Civil War. He's pictured on the right alongside his thesis director, Dr. Jim Ross.
While we are thankful for our family and friends, take time to remember and pay homage to all that was stolen from our First Nation brothers and sisters. Happy Holiday!
Barack and I believe that everyone has a story worth telling—and Descendant is a story that demands to be told. This film chronicles when the last known ship from Africa, the Clotilda, arrived with enslaved Africans to the United States. I hope you'll watch Descendant on Netflix.
I'm being dismissed from my Tenure Track position at Emporia State University in May. The university used a process approved by KBOR that bypassed faculty shared governance to eliminate numerous tenured, TT, and non-TT faculty.
People grossly underestimate the strength and courage it takes to protect and prioritize your mental health in situations where racism and toxicity is normalized & accepted (+protected). Continuously sending healing thoughts to Meghan + Harry, and also Black women everywhere 🙏🏾❤️
After #AbrahamLincoln's death, Queen Victoria wrote a personal note to Mary Lincoln: " I cannot remain silent when so terrible a calamity has fallen upon you & your Country ..." Today, the ALPLM offers its condolences to #QueenElizabeth's family and the British people.