The Princeton African American Studies Department is known as a convener of conversations about the political, economic, and cultural forces that shape our understanding of race and racial groups. We invite you to listen as faculty “read” how race and culture are produced globally, look past outcomes to origins, question dominant discourses, and consider evidence instead of myth.

Eddie S. Glaude Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. A celebrated author, political commentator, and passionate educator, Dr. Glaude brings a powerful voice to the conversation about the complexities of the American experience. His work challenges us to think deeply about who we are as a nation—and who we want to become.