W.E.B. Du Bois is widely known for his civil rights activism, but many sociologists argue that he has yet to receive due recognition as the founding father of American sociology. His ...
In 1919, Fauset arrived in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem as the new literary editor of The Crisis, the leading publication for Black writers founded by W.E.B Du Bois. Fauset ...
In marking 90 years since the publication of Du Bois’s groundbreaking work "Black Reconstruction," this year’s festival will invite participants to imagine the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois—past, present, ...
Hear from Du Bois scholar Dr. Karida L. Brown and award‐winning artist and children’s book creator Charly Palmer, authors of ...
In 2013, the widely acclaimed artist Carrie Mae Weems — a charismatic artist, activist and educator, known for installations, videos and photographs that invite the viewer to reflect on issues of race ...
Veteran author Victoria Christopher Murray returns with her first solo work of historical fiction, “Harlem Rhapsody.” ...
A century before FX’s Atlanta broadcast an experimental take on the Southern African American experience, W.E.B. Du Bois invented the genre with his 1903 book The Souls of Black Folk. Du Bois ...
Schools have long been a battleground over history, culture and equality. Today, these themes are colliding, once again.
The W.E.B. Du Bois Museum Foundation (WEBDBMF) is getting ready to celebrate the 157th birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois.