Marlene Daut awarded 2021 Ford Foundation Fellowship for her project: Dreaming Freedom: The Story of the First and Last King of Haiti 

Black History Month, a time of pride, celebration and remembrance during the month of February, was first recognized in the U.S. in 1976 under former president Gerald R. Ford. It began as a way to commemorate efforts of the African diaspora, and was developed from the efforts of Carter G. Woodson — a Virginian scholar who sought to dedicate a week in February to the coordinated teaching of Black history in public schools. 

Zalika Ibaorimi's essay "The (Ho)rror of It All: Ganja & Hess, Summer Walker and the Soundtrack of Ho Ontologies" was published in the December 2021 issue of the Journal of Popular Music Studies

At the California African American Museum (CAAM) right now, there’s an exhibition called “Enunciated Life.” It looks at Black spiritualism — in particular, Black Pentecostalism — as a source of vitality, creativity, movement, social life, and joy. That’s even in the face of racism and discrimination against Black people.