Chicago Public Library Voices for Justice June 6, 2022
Chicago Public Library is pleased to welcome Dr. Kyle T. Mays author of An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States, the first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early America.
ILSS Talk March 24, 2022
This is a special Black History Month presentation brought to you by the United American Indians of New England (UAINE) and the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB) 2022 Indigenous Liberation Speaker Series.
LA Made: Afro-Indigenous History of the United States February 24, 2022
Mays in joined conversation with Amber Starks, an Afro Indigenous advocate, educator, cultural critic, decolonial theorist, and budding abolitionist. This LA Made program was made possible with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
THE MAJORITY REPORT WITH SAM SEDER February 2, 2022
Sam and Emma host Kyle T. Mays, Assistant Professor of African American Studies at UCLA, to discuss his recent book An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States
Boston Public Library Author Talk Series November 29, 2021
The Boston Public Library presented this online talk with Kyle T. Mays, author of An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States, the first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early America.
UCLA American Indian Studies Speakers for November Native American Heritage Month November 19, 2021
Celebrating UCLA Native American Scholars and Professors, Kyle Mays (Black and Saginaw Chippewa) Assistant Professor in African American Studies and American Indian Studies and History speaks about his focus of work in the Native American Community.
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BNC NEWS Revisiting US History Through Black and Indigenous Perspectives November 17, 2021
November is Native American Heritage Month and “Black News Tonight” continues its conversation about the experiences of Indigenous people, past and present. In his recently launched book “An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States,” Dr. Kyle T. Mays examines both the enslavement of Africans and Native dispossession and reveals how the two were deeply intertwined. It’s an incredible book and one of the first to offer simultaneous accounts of Black and Indigenous resistance on these lands. Dr. Mays, an assistant professor of African American studies, American Indian studies and history at UCLA, joins Marc Lamont Hill on “Black News Tonight” to break down the book.
CITY LIGHTS LIVE! Kyle T. Mays in conversation with Paul Ortiz November 9, 2021
City Lights celebrates Kyle T. Mays new book "An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States" published by Beacon Press The first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early America.
Fairfield University Art Museum November 4, 2021
Dr. Kyle T. Mays presents a talk inspired by his new book "An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States," forthcoming in November 2021 from Beacon Press. Mays is an Afro-Indigenous (Saginaw Chippewa) writer and scholar of US history, urban studies, race relations, and contemporary popular culture. He is an Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and History at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of "Hip Hop Beats, Indigenous Rhymes: Modernity and Hip Hop in Indigenous North America." His talk was co-sponsored by the Black Studies and American Studies programs at Fairfield University.