The OAH “has received a $250,000 gift from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. . . . The gift will support the OAH’s mission to advocate for and promote excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and public presentation of American history.” Congrats @oah.org!
"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS
Get a load of the absolute chaos Wilyer Abreu unleashed on the Venezuela dugout after his go-ahead moonshot
Bill White is the 2026 recipient of the John J. "Buck" O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award.
Congratulations to Bill White, the 2026 recipient of the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award! ow.ly/uNVQ50Yrs66
As Last Seen shows, the ads African Americans and their allies placed to locate sold away kin after slavery are rich with genealogical information useful to their descendants today, as well as information about the nation and institutions like the press. www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/last...
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
What can you do with a history degree?
Rate Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show out of 10 🎶
That critique of the government extracting resources from PR. The power poles.
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
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Not enough have read Du Bois's 1920 essay, "The Souls of White Folk," and it shows. docs.google.com/viewer?url=h...
“if you don’t say it with expertise, someone else will say it without expertise” - @geraldo-cadava.bsky.social #aha2026
Fanned out on a wooden table, six copies of Careers for History Majors, a booklet from the American Historical Association
Hot off the press, printed copies of the second edition of Careers for History Majors! I'm packing a few to show off at #AHA26 in Chicago. But you can order your own copy today: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
I took the National Museum of African American History and Culture for granted. Tr**p’s threats changed that mississippitoday.org/2025/12/30/n...
Remembering Roberto Clemente 53 years after his passing...... @sabrbbcards.bsky.social
The Texas African American Photography Archive in Dallas Expands Photo History glasstire.com/2025/12/16/t... It includes more than 60,000 photographic prints—circa 1850s to the 1990s—& over 20 recorded oral histories of largely unknown & previously uncelebrated #Blackphotographers from across TX.
Historical work is best done in a context of free exchange across the globe. The AHA has compiled resources that might help individuals and departments navigate difficult international situations, especially regarding travel and academic freedom. 🗃️
The Negro Leagues stats (1920-1948) have been updated.
MLB's announcement of the slight changes to the data is included herein: ourgame.mlblogs.com/negro-league....
A timeline of American immigration history from the handout accompanying the AHA’s Congressional Briefing on the history of deportation was offered as a suggested resource in a New York Times lesson plan on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. 🗃️
Mo'ne Davis spent years telling people that she was done playing baseball. She did not want to be forever defined by what she did as a 13-year-old in Little League, a decade ago, and she did not feel like there was space for her to do much else. And then she felt differently. On Davis and the WPBL:
Five years after I sat down to write the first draft of ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, I got to hold the book! Had a great time signing the first batch of copies with illustrator John Parra. The book releases on March 24, 2026 and is now available for preorder wherever you buy your books!
The AHA recognizes that our colleagues in the federal govt. are facing unprecedented workforce reductions & furloughs & has compiled resources in support. We are offering one year of free membership in the AHA to former employees of the federal govt. who have been terminated or resigned since 1/20.
The AHA offers travel and childcare grants to help graduate students, early career historians, un/underemployed historians, and community college and public high school teachers attend #AHA26. Check out the full list of available grants at the link. 🗃️
The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️
The AHA is compiling resources developed by historians in response to recent actions by the federal governments. We welcome submissions from our members about op-eds, media appearances, or other resources they've contributed offering historical context and insight to the public.
From #AHAOnline in February 2022: Karlos Hill, Jennifer Turner, Trinidad Gonzales, & Leland J. White with chair @kmhilliard.bsky.social help equip historians with tools to advocate effectively for history education. 🗃️
I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
Black and white batting portrait of Roberto Clemente in a Pirates uniform demonstrating his right-handed swing. (Osvaldo Salas/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)
Ninety-one years ago today, The Great One was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Eighteen seasons with the @pirates.com proved without a doubt that Roberto Clemente was worthy of the name.
Illustrated baseball card of Bud Fowler in a navy blue, collared baseball uniform with a small-billed navy blue cap. The jersey says "Page Fence Giants" on it. He is holding a baseball in his right hand.
Fascinating new story from the SABR Games Project: In 1895, the Cincinnati Reds played an exhibition game against the Page Fence Giants, an all-Black barnstorming team led by future Hall of Famer Bud Fowler: sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...
