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July 30, 2026
Another Book Award for Yale’s Marlene Daut
Marlene L. Daut, professor of French and Black studies at Yale University, has won another award for her book The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe (Knopf, 2025). Recently, Professor Daut received the University of Edinburgh’s James Tait Black Prize, the longest-running literary award in the United Kingdom. Her work was selected from over 500 submissions. As part of the award, Professor Daut receives a £10,000 prize.
July 24, 2026
Grisha Coleman is a new full professor in the Music and Theater Arts Section of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT
Grisha Coleman is a new full professor in the Music and Theater Arts Section of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research explores tensions between our physiological, technological, and ecological systems; human movement, our machines, and the places we inhabit. Professor Coleman has taught at Northeastern University in Boston and Arizona State University.
July 21, 2026
Wellesley Public Schools Appoints Dr. Efe Igho-Osagie Shavers as the new METCO Director
Wellesley Public Schools [Mass.] is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Efe Igho-Osagie Shavers as the district's new METCO Director.
July 17, 2026
Mouhamédoul Niang Promoted to Professor of French and Francophone studies at Colby College
Mouhamédoul Niang was promoted to professor of French and Francophone studies at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Dr. Niang joined Colby’s faculty in 2009. He is a scholar and writer who studies representations of gender, body, and space in Francophone African cinema and literature. His work focuses on narratives of identities and ideologies, as well as innovative literary aesthetics, the African couple, and alternative modernities.
July 10, 2026
Chandra Bhimull selected for an endowed professorship at Colby College in Maine
Chandra Bhimull has been appointed the Audrey Wade Hittinger Katz and Sheldon Toby Katz Professor for Distinguished Teaching in Anthropology and African American Studies at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She is an anthro-historian who combines ethnographic and archival methods at the intersection of aviation, technology, and the African diaspora. She is the author of Empire in the Air: Airline Travel and the African Diaspora (New York University Press, 2017). A member of the faculty since 2007, Dr. Bhimull served as chair of the department of African American studies from 2019 to 2025.

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24Jul
Jul 24 - Aug 31
Your Essential Guide to August on Martha's Vineyard
Come August, Martha’s Vineyard is packed with a wide variety of cultural events that appeal to many different tastes. Artists, thinkers, politicians, and spiritual leaders visit the Island during these weeks to showcase their work and share their ideas with the community of locals and visitors that has gathered.
Martha's Vineyard Dukes County MA
29Aug
Aug 29 - Aug 30
Author Talk & Signing with Dr. Sarah L. Webb
Join us on Saturday, August 29th at 5 pm as we welcome author Dr. Sarah L. Webb to Kindred Thoughts for a discussion and signing of her upcoming new book, “Colorism: The Politics of Skin Tone and How We Get Free.”
ste 8 1001 Main St
04Sep
Sep 4 - Sep 5
First Fridays: Summer Overboard, Boston, Mass.
Savor the last days of summer while hanging out by the harbor!  Dance in the sea breeze with a sea breeze, and party like summer’s going to last forever with music, drinks, contemporary art, and more!  Board shorts, sunglasses, and SPF required. Tickets will be available for members on 8/12 and 8/19 for nonmembers.
25 Harbor Shore Dr Boston
07Oct
From 01:30 AM to 03:30 AM
The Buena Vista Orchestra, The Hanover Theatre, Worcester, Mass.
The Buena Vista Orchestra is one of the world’s premier Cuban music repertory ensembles, featuring a rotating lineup of acclaimed musicians connected to legendary groups and artists such as Buena Vista Social Club, AfroCuban All Stars, Celia Cruz, Omara Portuondo, Chucho Valdés and Willie Colón.
Southbridge St South Worcester Worcester
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