I got to write about New York’s history of losing revolutionary fights for freedom and how those battles are memorialized the Urban History Association’s blog! Come for the Knicks, stay for the slave uprisings. (Or vice versa.)

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Devastated to hear of Dr. Johanna Fernandez’s passing. I’ve had the privilege of sharing some spaces with her, and she always kept the main thing the main thing. Power, in/justice, organizing — these weren’t abstractions to study but forces to confront and possibilities to engage. Rest in power.

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Hello Bluesky! I took a peek beyond the nineteenth-century for Pride! niche-canada.org/2026/06/19/c...

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WE'VE GOT A COVER! Featuring Max Bond in 1995 alongside major works: the Upper Region Library in Bolgatanga (1967), King Center in Atlanta (1982), and NMAAHC in DC (2016). Max Bond: The Life and Work of the People's Architect out September 15, 2026; preorder now via bookshop.org/a/121290/978...

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It was fun chatting about my @pennpress.bsky.social book with @ryanreft.bsky.social for the @urbanhistorya.bsky.social blog. We talked about everything from Leave It To Beaver to critical race theory and Trump's crazy proposal for 50-year mortgages. Great conversation!

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