Friday's historical fact:
Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' came to Lagos in 1911 when a group of 🇳🇬ians raised cash for a Midwifery Fund. Women incl Mrs Abimbola E. Gibson ( Blaize) who was the 1st qualified midwife in 1913, sold tickets to the play.

Did you know that Pretoria once had a stock exchange?

'Although President Kruger’s attitude to economic development in the Republic was often labelled as ‘anti-capitalist’ and his contempt of Johannesburg’s mining houses is well documented, there is no evidence to suggest he was…

LEAP's writer-in-residence & post-doctoral fellow, Karen Jennings, publishes the short story: 'The Translator'

afrocritik.com/the-translator…

Every year, South Africans celebrate Freedom Day on 27 April, commemorating the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994.
Today, in celebration of the Rainbow Nation's thirty-year anniversary, I am posting a revised (and slightly shortened) Chapter 36 (formerly Chapter…

Prince Saunders - son of American Revolution vet Cuffee Saunders (from Guiana, freed in exchange for his wartime medical service)- was a Dartmouth alum whose dedication to Black education & political rights made him an associate of Paul Cuffe, Thomas Clarkson, & Henry Christophe.

The 6th Annual Cambridge Historical IR Conference

Friday 10th of May 2024

Free and open to all

Details here
polis.cam.ac.uk/histir.com

Trump moved the embassy to Jerusalem, recognized the Golan Heights as part of Israel, and got a settlement named after him. He's going to get 70% of voters who claim Palestine as their number one issue.

Lewis Hayden liberated himself from slavery in Kentucky but not before his father & siblings were sold away & his wife & children were purchased by Henry Clay. Active in the American Anti-Slavery Society, Hayden dedicated his life to aiding enslaved Americans' pursuit of freedom.

Campus Cancel Culture Freakouts Obscure the Power of University Boards | Teen Vogue

The type of article ⁦The Atlantic⁩ would write if it had any grownups working there. teenvogue.com/story/campus-c…

Honestly, I feel like this is pretty indisputable even if you are the most pro-IDF person on the planet because Brown got rid of its protesters by agreeing to hold meetings. Meetings have killed more left-wing agendas than all the cops on Earth combined.

''In my nearly forty years as a faculty member, I have never seen such brazen cruelty toward students and faculty, such cowardice before what amounts to a right-wing witch hunt, and such blatant dishonesty.' --Robin D.G. Kelley, always a bright light.

Looking forward to discussing my new book Pax Economica (@PrincetonUPress) at today's Cambridge History Joint Center for History and Economics event.

Gordon Gee wrecked a whole state’s flagship public university and has never been rebuked by Congress or called to testify.

Second seminar today!

Looking forward to this hybrid event tomorrow, discussing my new book Pax Economica (@PrincetonUPress)

A story I've been reporting for months is out now in Bloomberg.

It's about a Canadian mining company that built one of the world's largest and newest copper mines — then saw it all fall apart. 🧵
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Meanwhile, towards its own staff Columbia University Presidency is engaged in deliberate obfuscation. 2 hours ago we received a rambling email suggesting an increasing impatience with negotiations and new focus on graduation etc but no specific deadlines or threats.

another reason why the americans was peak television