PinnedHurston, Herod and the work before meI had a good first week back in the saddle. I did so as a Professor History at the University of Alabama. I don’t usually cling to titles…Aug 24, 2024Aug 24, 2024
PinnedGramercy, a short filmMy short film “Gramercy” is now live on the Association for American Geographers’ website. It addresses my ironic experiences while living…Mar 1, 2022Mar 1, 2022
Being our whole selves, or on public history storytellingTwo days ago, I gave the closing keynote speech at the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) conference in Mobile, AL…Sep 16, 2024Sep 16, 2024
The presentation of my “Finding Zora Neale Hurston in the British Empire” paper at the 2024 Britain…I loved the comments and questions I heard afterwards. It was an honor to present with co-panelist University of Glasgow’s Dr. Rachel Chin…Jun 21, 2024Jun 21, 2024
Kafka exhibit at Bodleian delightsAs shared elsewhere, Franz Kafka’s absurdity has always delighted me. I thoroughly enjoyed the Kafka exhibit at Oxford’s Bodleian…May 31, 2024May 31, 2024
V & A Museum’s Tropical Modernism exhibit brought memory of black Miami“Can you find your way home, Lilith?” — Dawn, Octavia ButlerMay 22, 2024May 22, 2024
Revisiting black Miami’s history with fellow scholars and artistsAs shared elsewhere, yesterday, I remotely joined several scholars and artists for a follow up gathering to the one held last September.May 18, 2024May 18, 2024
new public history touches on college football and student protest historyRoutledge published my public history book this week on April 30.May 4, 2024May 4, 2024
Coconut Grove — Mapping ChangeIt touched me that so many on Twitter responded to the map made yesterday about Sun Ra’s Birmingham and Chicago. I have long told my…Mar 26, 2024Mar 26, 2024
Moon Winx motel site for saleIt’s the end of an era in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A motor lodge dating back to early last century was demolished right before the December…Jan 7, 2024Jan 7, 2024