Kendra Boyd

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

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

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...

"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.

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Six great books for World Entrepreneurship Day! - University of Pennsylvania Press April 16 is World Entrepreneurship Day, and Small Business Month is just on the horizon, in May! Join us in celebrating this occasion by browsing this

New on the blog: Six great books for World Entrepreneurship Day!

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Thanks Carly!

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...

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

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🎉 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.
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See you tomorrow for Day 2!

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Book cover fearing blue and black text and a black and white photo of two man walking in Detroit circa 1910s/1920s Freedom ENTERPRISE: BLACK ENTREPRENEURSHIP and RACIAL CAPITALISM in DETROIT By KENDRA D. BOYD

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

Thank you Carly!

The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit Detroit’s Black population grew sixfold from 1910 to 1920, and many businesses that sprouted to welcome the newcomers flourished.

I published a piece about Black-owned business in Great Migration Detroit with @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-story-of...

📢 @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! 🚀📚

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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.

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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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.

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......

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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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

‘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

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

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:

Presenting at AHA with some amazing scholars

Philadelphia Tribune celebrates 140 years of publication with special edition The Philadelphia Tribune’s special 140th anniversary edition, which highlights crucial coverage throughout the publication’s history, will publish Nov. 24, 2024.

The Philadelphia Tribune celebrates 140 years as the oldest continuously published African American newspaper in U.S. whyy.org/articles/phi...

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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.

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...

Loving this book!

This book has been very helpful as I prep a new course on The African American experience in Camden, NJ for the spring semester!

Q&A with Joe William Trotter, Jr., author of "Building the Black City" Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Joe William Trotter, Jr. shares the sweeping story of how American cities developed from the visions and labor of the Black working class.
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