Studying Caribbean Migration and Movement: A Q&A with Professor and Author Tyesha Maddox
For Tyesha Maddox, Ph.D., Caribbean migration is a personal topic; her mom is from St.…
African And African American Studies
Scholars Explore the Legacy of Malcolm X’s Mother
In advance of her Feb. 1 Black History Month lecture at Fordham, guest speaker Merle…
Deans Give Update on Anti-Racism Efforts at Fordham
In an online forum for alumni, Fordham’s deans of arts and sciences detailed many signs…
Black History Month Webinar Addresses ‘Interlocking Pandemics’
What does it mean to be Black in America right now—during the time of COVID-19…
Taking Steps to Explore the Bronx
On Sept. 18, Fordham history professor Mark Naison led a walking tour of students and…
New Book Captures Spirit of the Bronx at its Best
The publication this week of Before the Fires: An Oral History of African American Life…
Shapeshifters
Shapeshifters: Black Girls and the Choreography of Citizenship by Aimee Meredith Cox, assistant professor of African…
Bronx Black History Archives Open to Public
The stories of hundreds of Bronx African Americans who have transformed the borough’s character since…
Lives of Enslaved Women Honored in UN Symposium
Though countless African women and their descendants were enslaved, exploited, and oppressed in the United…
Professor’s New Book Finds Expression in Dance
Research meets motion this week at the Joyce Theater, as choreographer Camille A. Brown and…