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University of Texas Austin’s Peniel Joseph discusses the lives and legacy of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

A half-century after former President Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, his Austin, Texas, library hosted a discussion about his record on race and domestic policy.

Human rights activist Ernest McMillan (Standing) and Clark Atlanta University African American studies professor Daniel Black (Black on Black) talked about the struggle for racial equality i…

Peniel Joseph talked about the history and significance of Juneteenth.

How are presidential records collected, archived, and preserved? Scholars talked about the Presidential Records Act of 1978, and the National Archives' role in keeping presidential records s…

University of Texas at Austin professor Peniel Joseph (The Third Reconstruction) and former Washington Post military correspondent Thomas Ricks (Waging a Good War) talked about the past, pre…

Mellon Foundation president Elizabeth Alexander talked about the issue of race in America and the challenges facing young Black Americans today. This event was part of the annual Texas Book …

Authors Edwidge Danticat, Marc Lamont Hill, Morgan Jerkins and Peniel Joseph discussed the social responsibilities of Black writers. The National Black Writers Conference sponsored this even…

Peniel Joseph talked about the history of Juneteenth and the significance of it being recognized as a federal holiday for the first time.

Peniel Joseph, a University of Texas history professor, talked about the activism and converging ideologies of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. and the importance of their thinking on th…

Historian Peniel Joseph examined the relationship between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. and how they defined the civil rights movement. This was a virtual event hosted by Porter Squar…

Historians put the presidential debates in perspective in this online forum hosted by the American Historical Association. Participants include Yale University’s Joanne Freeman, Purdue Unive…

University of Texas Professor Peniel Joseph discussed George Floyd’s death and ensuing protests. Mr. Floyd was killed while in custody of Minneapolis police officers.

University of Texas at Austin Professor Peniel Joseph taught a class on the life and career of civil rights pioneer Ronald Walters. In 1958, Mr. Walters organized a desegregation sit-in and …

Peniel Joseph talked about his book Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America, published by Holt. His book chronicles the history of the black power movem…

Historians Peniel Joseph and Professor Kathleen Cleaver talked about civil rights and race relations as part of C-SPAN’s series “1968: America in Turmoil.” Professor Cleaver is a former Blac…

James Forman, author of Locking Up Our Own, and Danielle Allen, author of Cuz, talked about race and crime in the United States. They spoke at the 2017 Texas Book Festival in Austin.

Professor Peniel Joseph talked aobut the impact and message of the protests by NFL players during the national anthem to raise awareness about police brutality and racial injustice.

Professor Peniel Joseph talked about the future of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Peniel Joseph talked about recent police-involved shootings and subsequent protests, the opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the narrati…