@madameclair08

Bronx Raised, Historian, Author of Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners (UIP 2016); Tell Her Story (Forthcoming Beacon Press 2025)

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Joined August 2017
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@BeaconPressBks 📕 Alert: "Tell Her Story Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City" Summer 2025 #EleanorBumpurs #BXHistory #NYCHistory #1980s Preorder: beacon.org/Tell-Her-Story-P2…
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Congratulations to LaShawn Harris and Helen Veit on their promotions to full professor, and to Shayan Rajani on his reappointment as assistant professor! We're proud to celebrate their achievements and all they contribute to #MSUHistory. 👏
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LSU Press@lsupressMar 13
"[A] compelling history about race, gender, and intraracial crime in the American South." —@madameclair08 Happy #pubday to "Inquisition for Blood," Lauren Henley's gripping book on Clementine Barnabet and the making of a Black female serial killer. 📚: bit.ly/inqforblood
Book cover of "Inquisition for Blood" by Lauren Nicole Henley, featuring the silhouette of an ax against a shadowy blue background.

ALT Book cover of "Inquisition for Blood" by Lauren Nicole Henley, featuring the silhouette of an ax against a shadowy blue background.

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Library Journal@LibraryJournalFeb 5
We've curated a list that spotlights collective and individual aspects of Black history and experience. This year's titles and those selected from previous years are available as a downloadable spreadsheet found here: hubs.la/Q041ZV2C0
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SchomburgCenter@SchomburgCenterFeb 5
TONIGHT, 2/5, at 6:30 PM: Join us online for our discussion Policing Blackness: Resisting Repression, Police Violence, and Surveillance. #SchomburgCenter #Schomburg100 #Harlem #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM ow.ly/peEs50Y9E6f Photo: Lisa Herndon
The Schomburg Center stage has a set with six empty chairs and a large screen displaying details for 'Conversations in Black Freedom Studies' event at Schomburg Center.

ALT The Schomburg Center stage has a set with six empty chairs and a large screen displaying details for 'Conversations in Black Freedom Studies' event at Schomburg Center.

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Be A King
@BerniceKingJan 14
We honor the life of Claudette Colvin, whose courageous refusal to surrender her seat as a teenager in Montgomery, Alabama was one of several acts of resistance that challenged segregation before the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Ms. Colvin later became one of the plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, the federal case that reached the Supreme Court and led to the end of bus segregation. Her life reminds us that progress is shaped not only by moments, but by sustained courage and truth. May we honor her legacy and continue the work of justice.
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ASALH@ASALHJan 14
ASALH is proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 ASALH Book Prize, honoring outstanding scholarship on African American life & history. 🏆 Winner announced Feb 17, 2026 ⏰ 7pm ET | 6pm CT | 5pm MT | 4pm PT asalh.org #ASALH #ASALHBookPrize #BlackHistory
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SchomburgCenter@SchomburgCenterJan 8
Thurs, 1/22 | 6:30 PM: Join us in person for our Annual Arturo A. Schomburg Lecture and Conversation featuring political scientist and academic leader, Dr. Claudine Gay. She will be in conversation w/#SchomburgCenter Director Joy L. Bivins. #Schomburg100 ow.ly/w20X50XTuMB

Annual Arturo Schomburg Lecture and Conversation With Dr. Claudine Gay

Annual event illuminating scholars whose work reflects the vision of bibliophile, historian, activist, and our namesake Arturo Schomburg

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Elie Mystal
@ElieNYCJan 8
The ICE agent who murdered Renee Good must be prosecuted for murder. He enjoys no immunity from state murder charges. Then, Blue state governors must call up their National Guard to protect us from the armed ICE terrorists. My latest in @thenation thenation.com/article/societ…

Prosecute Renee Nicole Good’s Murderer

The ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good not only can be held accountable for murder—he must be.

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Save a Seat For Me: Notes on American Fatherhood By Mark Anthony Neal (@simonschuster) simonandschuster.com/books/S…
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In our latest, Emily Brooks spoke with author LaShawn Harris about Tell Her Story, an examination of Eleanor Bumpurs’ life & the 1984 police killing that galvanized citywide activism & enduring debates about race, policing, memory, & justice in New York. bit.ly/4aFA5c6
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"The life and 1984 murder of a beloved Black grandmother that changed community activism forever—and sparked the ongoing movement against racist policing and brutality. #SayHerName: The story of Eleanor Bumpurs, told for the first time by decorated historian and Bumpurs’s former neighbor LaShawn Harris" -- @BeaconPressBks beacon.org/Tell-Her-Story-P2…
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Congrats @mfphillips! Well deserved!
Mary Phillips@mfphillips9 Dec 2025
Honored to see Black Panther Woman featured in Essence’s list of “7 Political Books By Black Women Authors To Read Now.” essence.com/entertainment/7-…

7 Political Books By Black Women Authors To Read Now - Essence

These powerful political books by Black women authors offering insight, history & clarity to navigate today’s chaotic political landscape.

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Mary Phillips@mfphillips9 Dec 2025
Honored to see Black Panther Woman featured in Essence’s list of “7 Political Books By Black Women Authors To Read Now.” essence.com/entertainment/7-…

7 Political Books By Black Women Authors To Read Now - Essence

These powerful political books by Black women authors offering insight, history & clarity to navigate today’s chaotic political landscape.

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Mike Glass@m_r_glass9 Dec 2025
A dream come true to discuss my book with @dygottlieb on @WhoMakesCents. We cover real estate profiteering, clashing time horizons of mortgages and bonds, strains on the nuclear family ideal, informal housing, and more!!!
Penn Press@PennPress9 Dec 2025
LISTEN: @m_r_glass discusses his new book CRACKED FOUNDATIONS, which reveals how debt financing "left midcentury suburbs unstable, unequal, and racially segregated," in an interview on the @WhoMakesCents podcast! apple.co/48Rv7qa
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On the 70th anniversary of the start of the Montgomery bus boycott, it seemed important to correct the myths about it and what it gives us for our struggle today: theguardian.com/commentisfre…

What we get wrong about the Montgomery bus boycott – and what we can learn from it | Jeanne...

The movement’s success was never a given. It took much longer and required tremendous sacrifice without certainty it would work

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CBFS@SchomburgCBFS8 Dec 2025
Save the dates for the four events in our Spring CBFS season, kicking off on February 5th with an in-person event at @SchomburgCenter on policing blackness with @madameclair08 @JoshClarkDavis @CurlyProfessor @aaronfountainjr blackfreedomstudies.org/even…

Conversations Series - Conversations in Black Freedom Studies

Browse the complete archive of Conversations in Black Freedom Studies events at the Schomburg Center, featuring roundtable discussions with leading scholars in Black history.

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AAIHS@AAIHS8 Dec 2025
📚We are pleased to release this year’s AAIHS list of the best books published in 2025! Check out this extraordinary list of great books from 2025 that offer varied historical perspectives on the Black experience in the United States & across the globe. aaihs.org/the-best-black-his…
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J.T. Roane@JTRoane4 Nov 2025
I’m grateful for Drs. Dana Cypress and Justin Hosbey Elleza Kelley, Maurice Wallace, Carlyn Ferrari, as well as Helen Ganiy for bringing this special cluster of Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. Link to the intro: doi.org/10.1093/isle/isaf070
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More than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still #sayhername ⬇️ theconversation.com/more-tha…

More than 40 years after police killed Eleanor Bumpurs in her Bronx apartment, people still...

The 1984 shooting death of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill.

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AAIHS@AAIHS30 Oct 2025
📚Please join us for the next installment of the AAIHS Author Interview Series on Friday, November 7th at 12 Noon! Dr. @robgreeneII will be in conversation with Dr. @madameclair08 about her new book on Eleanor Bumpurs. Register today! @BeaconPressBks eventbrite.com/e/aaihs-autho…
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