Danielle Wiggins
@danielle-wiggins.bsky.social
Historian at Georgetown | author of Black Excellence: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Black Liberalism (2025) | Aries | Stevie Wonder stan
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"What if, instead, we situate these seemingly conservative tendencies in a longer tradition of black liberalism?"
Don't miss @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discussing her new book BLACK EXCELLENCE in a Q&A with @johnfea1.bsky.social on his blog The Way of Improvement Leads Home
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Don't miss @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discussing her new book BLACK EXCELLENCE in a Q&A with @johnfea1.bsky.social on his blog The Way of Improvement Leads Home
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The Author’s Corner with Danielle Wiggins
Danielle Wiggins is Assistant Professor of History at Georgetown University. This interview is based on her new book, Black Excellence: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Black Liberalism (University…
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October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"What if, instead, we situate these seemingly conservative tendencies in a longer tradition of black liberalism?"
Don't miss @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discussing her new book BLACK EXCELLENCE in a Q&A with @johnfea1.bsky.social on his blog The Way of Improvement Leads Home
bit.ly/4oia3iM
Don't miss @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discussing her new book BLACK EXCELLENCE in a Q&A with @johnfea1.bsky.social on his blog The Way of Improvement Leads Home
bit.ly/4oia3iM
Black Excellence is officially out in the world. Thank you to everyone who had a role, big and small, in its making.
You can purchase here: www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
The cake version (below) was delicious.
You can purchase here: www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
The cake version (below) was delicious.
September 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Black Excellence is officially out in the world. Thank you to everyone who had a role, big and small, in its making.
You can purchase here: www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
The cake version (below) was delicious.
You can purchase here: www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
The cake version (below) was delicious.
Today is the last day to pre-order BLACK EXCELLENCE with the Penn Press Summer Sale discount! Enter PENN-SUMMER25 at checkout to save 40%!
Official publication on publication date is September 2!
www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
Official publication on publication date is September 2!
www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
Black Excellence – Penn Press
A provocative new history of modern black liberalismBlack Excellence offers a provocative new history of modern black liberalism by situating the seemingly c...
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June 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today is the last day to pre-order BLACK EXCELLENCE with the Penn Press Summer Sale discount! Enter PENN-SUMMER25 at checkout to save 40%!
Official publication on publication date is September 2!
www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
Official publication on publication date is September 2!
www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
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Another book coming soon that I can't wait to read! Looking forward to it, @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social!!!! I may have to revise my Atlanta politics seminar, too, which I've not taught in like a decade. So many great books on Atlanta since then. www.pennpress.org/978151282785...
June 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Another book coming soon that I can't wait to read! Looking forward to it, @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social!!!! I may have to revise my Atlanta politics seminar, too, which I've not taught in like a decade. So many great books on Atlanta since then. www.pennpress.org/978151282785...
First, Sly and now Brian 💔. I am verklempt.
Breaking News: Brian Wilson has died
The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82
The beloved musician had been living with a neurocognative disorder akin to dementia
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June 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
First, Sly and now Brian 💔. I am verklempt.
Some news! In August, I’ll be joining the Department of History at Georgetown. I’m going to miss Caltech (especially my students) and Pasadena but I’m really looking forward to moving back to the East Coast.
June 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Some news! In August, I’ll be joining the Department of History at Georgetown. I’m going to miss Caltech (especially my students) and Pasadena but I’m really looking forward to moving back to the East Coast.
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seeing the cover to @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social's @pennpress.bsky.social for the first time. you know this book is going to be good but omg!! can't wait to have this on my shelf. www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
Black Excellence – Penn Press
A provocative new history of modern black liberalismBlack Excellence offers a provocative new history of modern black liberalism by situating the seemingly c...
www.pennpress.org
June 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
seeing the cover to @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social's @pennpress.bsky.social for the first time. you know this book is going to be good but omg!! can't wait to have this on my shelf. www.pennpress.org/978151282784...
Janet Jackson- “Alright”
You ever hear a song or watch a video and wish you could have experienced it in context? Music can act as a time portal, even making us nostalgic for a time we didn’t even know.
For Day 3 of the #BlackMusicMonthChallenge share a song that makes you wish you were born in a different era.
For Day 3 of the #BlackMusicMonthChallenge share a song that makes you wish you were born in a different era.
June 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Janet Jackson- “Alright”
We Are One- Maze
We're kicking this year off with something seasonally appropriate: For Day 1 of the #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, share your cookout anthem(s)
June 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We Are One- Maze
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Thrilled to have a copy of this brilliant new collection edited by @brentcebul.bsky.social and @lilygeismer.bsky.social with a fantastic lineup of young historians.
March 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thrilled to have a copy of this brilliant new collection edited by @brentcebul.bsky.social and @lilygeismer.bsky.social with a fantastic lineup of young historians.
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“This liberalism appears increasingly exhausted in the face of today’s overlapping crises.”
@brentcebul.bsky.social @lilygeismer.bsky.social @dygottlieb.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social & @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discuss the struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party:
@brentcebul.bsky.social @lilygeismer.bsky.social @dygottlieb.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social & @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discuss the struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party:
The Limits of Professional-Class Liberalism - Boston Review
How professionals remade the Democratic Party, narrowing its political vision.
www.bostonreview.net
March 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“This liberalism appears increasingly exhausted in the face of today’s overlapping crises.”
@brentcebul.bsky.social @lilygeismer.bsky.social @dygottlieb.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social & @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discuss the struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party:
@brentcebul.bsky.social @lilygeismer.bsky.social @dygottlieb.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social & @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discuss the struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party:
Be Here Now (2024 Mix)
YouTube video by George Harrison - Topic
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February 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Tune in in 30 minutes!
TODAY at 7pm ET via Zoom!
@lilygeismer.bsky.social @brentcebul.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social & Dylan Gottlieb discuss the Democrats in disarray and the limits of professional-class liberalism, moderated by Simon Torracinta.
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
@lilygeismer.bsky.social @brentcebul.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social & Dylan Gottlieb discuss the Democrats in disarray and the limits of professional-class liberalism, moderated by Simon Torracinta.
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
February 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Tune in in 30 minutes!
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TOMORROW!
Join @lilygeismer.bsky.social @brentcebul.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social
& Dylan Gottlieb at 7pm via Zoom to discuss The Limits of Professional-Class Liberalism, moderated by contributing editor Simon Torracinta.
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
Join @lilygeismer.bsky.social @brentcebul.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social
& Dylan Gottlieb at 7pm via Zoom to discuss The Limits of Professional-Class Liberalism, moderated by contributing editor Simon Torracinta.
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
February 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
TOMORROW!
Join @lilygeismer.bsky.social @brentcebul.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social
& Dylan Gottlieb at 7pm via Zoom to discuss The Limits of Professional-Class Liberalism, moderated by contributing editor Simon Torracinta.
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
Join @lilygeismer.bsky.social @brentcebul.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social
& Dylan Gottlieb at 7pm via Zoom to discuss The Limits of Professional-Class Liberalism, moderated by contributing editor Simon Torracinta.
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
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Join @lilygeismer.bsky.social @brentcebul.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social & Dylan Gottlieb on Feb 20 at 7pm for a virtual event on The Limits of Professional-Class Liberalism, moderated by contributing editor Simon Torracinta.
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
February 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Join @lilygeismer.bsky.social @brentcebul.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social & Dylan Gottlieb on Feb 20 at 7pm for a virtual event on The Limits of Professional-Class Liberalism, moderated by contributing editor Simon Torracinta.
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
Register here: tinyurl.com/4cxpm8fa
Fun new find my brother picked up for me this weekend. I’m obsessed with this cover. It even has a couple songs I haven’t heard before like The Drifter’s cover of “Every Night” from McCartney.
February 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Fun new find my brother picked up for me this weekend. I’m obsessed with this cover. It even has a couple songs I haven’t heard before like The Drifter’s cover of “Every Night” from McCartney.
I always come back to this piece and to George Jackson.
“Fascism has established itself in a most disguised and efficient manner in this country. It feels so secure that the leaders allow us the luxury of a faint protest. Take protest too far, however, and they will show their other face.” —George Jackson, 1971
The Long Shadow of Racial Fascism - Boston Review
A debate is roiling about the aptness of comparing Trump to European fascists. But radical Black thinkers have long argued that racial slavery created its own unique form of American fascism.
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January 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I always come back to this piece and to George Jackson.
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Over 200 members of the Caltech community have lost their homes in the fires this week. If you’re able, consider making a donation to the Caltech/JPL Disaster Relief Fund.
giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...
giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...
The Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund
giving.caltech.edu
January 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Over 200 members of the Caltech community have lost their homes in the fires this week. If you’re able, consider making a donation to the Caltech/JPL Disaster Relief Fund.
giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...
giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...
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Becky Nicolaides, a historian of Los Angeles and suburbia, lost everything when her home in Altadena burned down on Tuesday night. If you have the means to help support her and her family in navigating this devastating loss, her fundraising site is here: gofund.me/6ef68b01
Donate to Help Becky Rebuild After Fire Loss, organized by Becky Nicolaides
I'm Becky Nicolaides, historian of suburbia. My family lived on a cul-de-sac in Al… Becky Nicolaides needs your support for Help Becky Rebuild After Fire Loss
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January 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Becky Nicolaides, a historian of Los Angeles and suburbia, lost everything when her home in Altadena burned down on Tuesday night. If you have the means to help support her and her family in navigating this devastating loss, her fundraising site is here: gofund.me/6ef68b01
Over 200 members of the Caltech community have lost their homes in the fires this week. If you’re able, consider making a donation to the Caltech/JPL Disaster Relief Fund.
giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...
giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...
The Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund
giving.caltech.edu
January 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Over 200 members of the Caltech community have lost their homes in the fires this week. If you’re able, consider making a donation to the Caltech/JPL Disaster Relief Fund.
giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...
giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...
Fun fact: Jimmy Carter and Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. were second cousins.
December 29, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Fun fact: Jimmy Carter and Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. were second cousins.
Patti LaBelle- Where My Background Singers?
YouTube video by Ryan Bloomquist
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December 25, 2024 at 10:21 PM