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Race, History, and Memory in the 250th Year of the U.S.
In this conversation, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. and Khalil Gibran Muhammad explore the intersections of race, history, and memory in the 250th year of the United States. Through dialogue with scholars, activists, and community members, the series examines how narratives of the past shape our understanding of the present and inform ongoing struggles for justice and equity. Join us for thoughtful discussions that illuminate the complexities of America’s history and its enduring impact.
Meet The Speakers
One of the nation’s most prominent scholars, Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., is a passionate educator, author, political commentator, and public intellectual who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience. His writings, including “Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul,” “In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America,” and the New York Times bestseller “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own,” take an exhaustive look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges we face as a democracy. His most recent book, “We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For,” is a politically astute, lyrical meditation on how ordinary people can shake off their reliance on a small group of professional politicians and assume responsibility for what it takes to achieve a more just and perfect democracy.
Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the inaugural Professor of African American Studies and Public Affairs at Princeton University, where he directs the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project. He is Board Chair of the Vera Institute of Justice, and a WGBH contributor to Boston Public Radio. He is the former Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the former Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library and the world’s leading library and archive of global Black history. He co-hosted the Pushkin Industries podcast Some of My Best Friends Are.