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Walter Greason
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Historian. Economist. Professor. UX Designer.
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“Public and private colleges alike should be doubling down on protecting the academic freedom of their faculty members in this time of deepening polarization—not outright firing them for social media posts.” Kristen Shahverdian, program director for campus free speech at PEN America

Tenured Jewish prof. says she's fired for pro-Palestine post
Tenured Jewish prof. says she's fired for pro-Palestine post

Pennsylvania’s Muhlenberg College may have become the first institution since Oct. 7 to oust a tenured faculty member for such statements, though the professor is appealing the decision and still rece...

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Do my new look work?

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Best scholars? Best educators? We are all at #ASALH2024.

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Turkey has deep connections, especially in nyc, rooted in their role as a CIA hub.

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For nearly a century, the ASALH has chosen an annual theme for Black History Month; this year's theme is "African Americans and the Arts." To celebrate, we're spotlighting recent books that highlight Black achievement and experience in the arts and design: mitpress.mit.edu/black-histor...

Black History Month 2024: Art and design justice
Black History Month 2024: Art and design justice

A design justice reading list for Black History Month.

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Last week? DC embraced us. This week? The UN celebrated us. Next week? Black history reunites us. We who study hip hop history specialize in the wholly impossible. #Sankofa

Portrait of the scholar in the world capitol.
Studying the past to build the future.
Quantum exhibit poster, Harlem, Children's Art Carnival, part of the United Nations' Summit of the Future (2024)
ASALH 2024 celebrates Underground Railroad Month in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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This is a short reflection on futile demands to place barriers on the floodgates of time. Yes, it was a long time ago, but it happened. And the time returns. It happened. Can happen again. Is happening. Let us bear witness, as the earth bears witness. folukeafrica.com/it-happened-...

It Happened … A Long Time Ago
It Happened … A Long Time Ago

The politics of memory

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The next generation of classics in Black interdisciplinary study. #blacksky

Afrofuturism by Reynaldo Anderson
Black visual design by Tim Fielder
Black speculative design by Walter Greason
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Tomorrow. Brooklyn Book Festival.

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Walter Greason
@walterdgreason.bsky.social
Historian. Economist. Professor. UX Designer.
185 followers177 following63 posts