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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · 8h

This event is all the more worth your presence because it will be my first public presentation of work from my forthcoming monograph, Be Real Black for Me: About the Matter of Roberta Flack (@dukepress.bsky.social)

See you then!

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · 8h

If you are in or around Toronto next Wednesday, October 15, 2025, from 12-2p, you are invited to attend an important upcoming event at the Centre for the Study of the United States.

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · 4d

You had time today.

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · 5d

Check the link below to register for this lecture—I have no doubt it will be as intriguing as the short story itself.

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · 5d

This Monday, October 6, 2025 at 3p, I am pleased to host Shaun Myers, Assistant Professor of English at University of Pittsburgh, for her lecture “Re-reading ‘Recitatif’ Through the Archive.” This lecture coincides with the seminar Minor Morrison in the Department of English, University of Toronto.

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Sep 4

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Sep 1

And then to top it off, seeing Grace Jones, on tour with Janelle Monáe, ended my return to the DMV!

More soon . . .

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Sep 1

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H/t to @dcsuburbanite.bsky.social for publicizing the event.

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Sep 1

#latepost

Gratitude for presenting on Marvin Gaye, from #StayBlackandDie (@dukepress.bsky.social), at the Library of Congress for Black Music Month. Being invited to a space that hosted Toni Morrison and others gave me wings!

Check👇🏾 for links to my lecture and Library blog interview + more photos:

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 21

Tonight with DJ B-Sharp!

And there may still be spots to RSVP so check the link:

www.eventbrite.com/e/a2b-vinyl-...

See you then!

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 20

Tonight with @jenishawo.bsky.social! And still time to RSVP!

www.eventbrite.com/e/stay-black...

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Steve Kiviat @dcsuburbanite.bsky.social · Aug 19

Wednesday night talk at Eaton by Professor I Augustus Durham on his book “Stay Black and die: On Melancholy and Genius “ that includes a fascinating chapter on Marvin Gaye.

Poster for Professor Durham talk on August 20 at Eaton on his book Stay Black and Die

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Steve Kiviat @dcsuburbanite.bsky.social · Aug 19

Wednesday night talk at Eaton by Professor I Augustus Durham on his book “Stay Black and die: On Melancholy and Genius “ that includes a fascinating chapter on Marvin Gaye.

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Jenisha Watts @jenishawo.bsky.social · Aug 16

Come through, y’all!

i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 8

For Black August, I am elated to share a two-day collaboration—h/t Aryn Bussey and Nina Ligon—with The Eaton DC:

Wednesday, August 20 @ 7p, I and @jenishawo.bsky.social, Senior Editor at The Atlantic, will converse about #StayBlackandDie (@dukepress.bsky.social).

www.eventbrite.com/e/stay-black...

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 8

If you are in or around DC one or both days, check the links to RSVP for the events and we look forward to seeing you there!

@dcsuburbanite.bsky.social

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 8

Then Thursday August 21 @ 8p, I and DJ B-Sharp will commemorate the 25th anniversary of e. badu’s Mama’s Gun with a public listening session + discussion.

Both events will be at The Eaton with the aid of @mahoganybooks.bsky.social (8/20) and Chuck Levin’s (8/21).

www.eventbrite.com/e/a2b-vinyl-...

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 8

For Black August, I am elated to share a two-day collaboration—h/t Aryn Bussey and Nina Ligon—with The Eaton DC:

Wednesday, August 20 @ 7p, I and @jenishawo.bsky.social, Senior Editor at The Atlantic, will converse about #StayBlackandDie (@dukepress.bsky.social).

www.eventbrite.com/e/stay-black...

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 1

Images from the event:

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 1

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 1

Likewise, we recorded the event so check the link below—who knew it’d be so unwieldy!—and the passcode to access it.

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 1

gratitude to Josué Perea and Cameron Johnson for the invitation and here’s to sonically conspiring again in the future. 🎶

And be on the lookout this Fall for more events with the Center, including a monthly Hip Hop Musica Divina series and more; follow the Center’s page 👆🏾 for more info and details.

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 1

Having the record be the thought object for the occasion allowed me to return to my chapter on the album, “Love | Kendrick,” from #StayBlackandDie (@dukepress.bsky.social) and expand on it alongside musings from and about the film Sinners—

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Aug 1

In June, I was grateful to collaborate with the Center for Spiritual Imagination to inaugurate its Audio Divina series with “How Much a Dollar Cost” from To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar.

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Jun 29

@dem8z.bsky.social speaking to what Roberta Flack called “tryin’ times” as she quotes Frederick Douglass and invokes 1987, an important year for me.

Em Gunter 顧安 🍉 @emgunter.bsky.social · Jun 28

Professor @dem8z.bsky.social speaking on the steps of the Rotunda yesterday in protest of the authoritarian takeover of higher education.

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Jun 5

like to attend so please let me know by 2p if you’re interested and I can make the arrangements. Also, for those who will miss the occasion, it will be recorded so I will circulate the content when it is available.

More soon . . .

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i augustus durham @imeanswhatisays.bsky.social · Jun 5

Today at Library of Congress.

Thanks to @dcsuburbanite.bsky.social for this profile in @wcp.bsky.social, especially as an event among a host of others in DC during/for WorldPride and Black Music Month.

washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7653...

Also, I have two tickets available for anyone who would

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