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This article is part of the Mercury's 2020 all-digital Queer Week coverage. In Notes of a Native Son, James Baldwin writes, “I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am, also, much more than that.” These words could be used to describe any LGBTQ+ writer, but perhaps best define queer Black authors living in America. This list below highlights a sampling of essential literature—everything from memoirs to science fiction—from Black...

The College Board is facing backlash from conservatives who want it to do less — and from left-leaning critics who say it isn’t doing enough.

The College Board this week released its updated curriculum for an Advanced Placement African American studies course after receiving criticism from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A guide to some changes in the curriculum, and how the new course differs from standard treatments of Black history in American high schools.

Communication professor emeritus Frank Galati (Communication ‘65, MFA ‘67, Ph.D. ‘71) died at age 79 on Jan. 2, Northwestern announced on Tuesday.  Galati, who became a professor in the performance studies department in 1971 and was named professor emeritus in 2006, was a writer, director and actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for...

Northwestern paid tribute to members of the faculty who have brought distinction to the University by earning important external recognition from societies and agencies around the world.

Perpetuating the silence around sex and body issues can lead to misinterpreting historical events, and prevent us from taking action to right wrongs.

Please join us on Sunday, September 11, 2022 as we celebrate the the publication of the forthcoming collection of Randall Kenan's unpublished works. Location TBA

It's a history exhibit.

Kemi Adeyemi, Jasmine Mahmoud, and Nikki Yeboah first met as PhD students in Chicago. Now they pursue scholarship in support of Black arts as UW faculty.