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Rachel Hope Cleves @rachelcleves.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

An open letter, to readers, about Charity and Sylvia. I am very pained to feel the need to write this. #queerhistory #pride

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Grateful my book Freedom Enterprise received Honorable Mention for the Jon Gjerde Prize!

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I’ve been approved for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor!

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Beyond grateful and honored to have received the Ida B. Wells & Cheikh Anta Diop Award from the National Council for Black Studies for the contributions made in my book Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit.

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Had a great time presenting about my book at DPL this past weekend. My dad’s cleaning company inspired my interest in Black business! ❤️

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Don't forget to check out our 2026 Women's History Month sale, featuring 20+ new titles & new paperback releases since last year's collection! Save 40% with code PENN-WHM2026 at checkout from now through March 31. www.pennpress.org/womens-history-mo…

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Women's History Month - University of Pennsylvania Press

March is Women's History Month, commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. To mark this occasion, Penn Press is sharing a colle...

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Andrew Popp @andrewpopp.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I would love to boost the account of @entandsoc.bsky.social, probably* the best journal of business history in the world. So if you (or your followers) are interested in business history, very broadly defined, please consider following and reposting bsky.app/profile/enta...

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Honored to be giving the Fleming-Morrow Lecture in African American History at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville on February 19th!

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Excited to visit University of Detroit Mercy on February 5 to talk about my book Freedom Enterprise! www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

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Book Talk w/ Kendra Boyd

Kendra Boyd, Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University-Camden, discusses Freedom Enterprise!

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

LISTEN: @kendradboyd.bsky.social discusses her award-winning 2025 book FREEDOM ENTERPRISE, which traces the rise and fall of the historic Black business community in Detroit, with @adamxmcneil.bsky.social on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's podcast! bit.ly/4sWiqDJ

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Honored to receive a State History Award from the Historical Society of Michigan for my book Freedom Enterprise!

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Launching an interactive digital map and database of Detroit’s historic Black-owned businesses. Check it out at freedomenterprise.org

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

"This is the kind of book upon which new fields are built. A stellar accomplishment." Kendra D. Boyd's brand-new book FREEDOM ENTERPRISE is now available for 40% off during our Summer Reading Sale! Head to our website and use code PENN-SUMMER25 to save. bit.ly/45Qp0lR

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Freedom Enterprise – Penn Press

Traces the rise and fall of the historic Black business community in DetroitThe Great Migration saw more than six million African Americans leave the US Sout...

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Today is publication day! Freedom Enterprise: Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit can be purchased for 30% off using the code PENN-KBOYD30 www.pennpress.org/978151282742...

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Freedom Enterprise – Penn Press

Traces the rise and fall of the historic Black business community in DetroitThe Great Migration saw more than six million African Americans leave the US Sout...

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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 04/04/2025

🎉 Day 1 of #OAH25 was amazing! 🎉 More than 1,700 historians have gathered in Chicago. Whether you're a first-timer or a longtime attendee, we’re so glad you’re here! 🗓️ Reminder: The OAH Presidential Address is at a NEW TIME—5:15pm, April 5. ow.ly/zLNw50VuneJ See you tomorrow for Day 2!

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2025 OAH Conference on American History | Log In Required

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It’s here! It’s beautiful! Congratulations to my wonderful colleague @kendradboyd.bsky.social on the publication of Freedom Enterprise! @pennpress.bsky.social

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Freedom ENTERPRISE:
BLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP and RACIAL CAPITALISM in DETROIT

By KENDRA D. BOYD

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Business History Conference @businesshistoryc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

📢 @pennpress.bsky.social at BHC 2025 – Exclusive Discounts! 📢 The 2025 Business History Conference is here, and Penn Press is offering 40% off all books at our virtual exhibit store—plus free shipping on orders over $40! 🚀📚 site.pennpress.org/bhc-2025/ #BHC2025 #BizHis #books

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 13/03/2025

The AHA and the OAH have released a joint statement condemning recent efforts to censor historical content on federal government websites, at many public museums, and across a wide swath of government resources that include essential data. 🗃️

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AHA–OAH Joint Statement on Federal Censorship of American History

The American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) have released a joint statement condemning federal censorship of American history.

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

My book Freedom Enterprise can be pre-ordered for 40% off using the code PENN-BHM2025 during the month of February. www.pennpress.org/978151282742... The book tells the story of southern migrants who built a thriving Black-owned business community in Detroit during the Great Migration.

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Our 2025 Black History Month sale ends next week! Browse our collection & use code PENN-BHM2025 for 40% off paperbacks and hardcovers and code PENN-BHM2025-E for 50% off ebooks: www.pennpress.org/black-histor...

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Black History Month - University of Pennsylvania Press

February is Black History Month, which pays tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society. To mark this occasion, Penn......

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 12/01/2025

It probably got buried by Covid because it was released in 2021 but there's a documentary called Fire Boys if you want to learn more about the juvenile incarcerated firefighters

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Fireboys Trailer #1 (2021) | Movieclips Indie

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Indie

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift

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‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires

The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Amrita Chakrabarti Myers discusses her path to becoming a scholar of the black female experience in the US and her work revealing the ways in which race, gender, freedom, and power have intersected to shape women's lives on @unecgh.bsky.social's Oh, the Humanities podcast. Listen:

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Amrita Chakrabarti Myers: Discussing Race, Gender, and Historic Erasure by Oh, the Humanities

Award-winning historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers of Indiana University-Bloomington discusses her path to becoming a scholar of the black female experience in the United States and her work revealing t...

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Kendra Boyd @kendradboyd.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Presenting at AHA with some amazing scholars

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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 02/12/2024

The Charles L. Blockson collection at Temple University turns 40. It honors the legacy of one of America’s foremost historians and collectors of artifacts on the global Black experience. whyy.org/articles/cha...

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Charles L. Blockson Collection at Temple turns 40

The collection at Temple University honors the legacy of one of America’s foremost historians and collectors of artifacts on the global Black experience.

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