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Howard French

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Author of the newly released, The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide, and previously of Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World. See: https://about.me/howardwfrench.com

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · Jun 25

A special moment that never gets old, unboxing a new book after years of work on it. Please help me welcome The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide.

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 9h

Modest request. Could the TV talking heads stop littering every other statement of theirs with the phrase, "to your point"?

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 15h

www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

D’Angelo, R&B visionary and godfather of neo-soul, dies at 51

The singer-songwriter was known for the acclaimed albums “Brown Sugar,” “Voodoo” and “Black Messiah.”

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 16h

Reading. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Supreme Court once again eyes overturning key part of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court is considering a Louisiana redistricting case that could determine whether states are required to draw majority Black and Latino districts.

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 19h

An incisive review by the formidable Zachary Carter, who gets to the morality of the "market" in a way that Andrew Ross Sorkin, the book's author, seems disinterested in. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/b...

The Great Crash Retold as Thrilling True Crime — and as a Warning

www.nytimes.com

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 22h

Journalism rule at AP and USA Today, the two places I worked for most of my career: Sources who criticize, praise or speculate need to be named.
AP: www.ap.org/about/news-v...
USAT Network: content-static.usatoday.com/styleguide/U...

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Say the name. A legacy of the Young Lords. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

How a Hospital Takeover Changed How We Treat Addiction in America

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, Jeffrey, for all of your insight and generosity!

Jeffrey Ahlman @jeffahlman.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations @hofrench.bsky.social ! So well deserved!

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday's induction ceremony of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A huge surprise and a big honor. By far, the biggest pleasure this weekend has been in meeting fellows and hearing about their very varied work and worlds.

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

🙏🏼

Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 2d

Well done

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

That's our wonderful colleague, Isabel Wilkerson, in the red hat.

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, Kim!

Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty cool. Congratulations!

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

😅

Brent Staples @bstaples.bsky.social · 2d

I see it on your face!

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 2d

Congratulations sir.

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Daniel, old young friend!

Daniel Sharfstein @danielsharfstein.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations!!!

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 2d

Mabrouk egbon!

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

You bet.

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Big hugs, Laura!

Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, Jennifer!

Jennifer Hart @detroittoaccra.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations!

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, Laurent. You are not only a wonderful scholar, but a superbly generous one, as well.

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations on this wonderful honor!

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday's induction ceremony of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A huge surprise and a big honor. By far, the biggest pleasure this weekend has been in meeting fellows and hearing about their very varied work and worlds.

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, John!

johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 2d

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, Brent!

Brent Staples @bstaples.bsky.social · 2d

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you very much, Sarah. Resuming our friendship recently, which dates back to teenage, has been a source of great pleasure.

Sarah Brown @finchbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Proud to know you, Howard🫶🏽

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, Annette! 🙏🏼

Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations!

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday's induction ceremony of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A huge surprise and a big honor. By far, the biggest pleasure this weekend has been in meeting fellows and hearing about their very varied work and worlds.

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 3d

🙏🏼

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, wow, congratulations, Howard!

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 3d