• America’s Black Capital

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about how African Americans remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book America’s Black Capital (Basic Books, 2023) tells the remarkable story of how African Americans transformed Atlanta, the former heart of the Confederacy, […]

  • Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

    The Baton Foundation will host a conversation with journalist and author Antonia Hylton about her new book that centers mental illness, slavery, and racial segregation in the United States. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book In Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum (Hachette Book […]

  • Get Off My Neck

    Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the injustices and racial inequities in the U.S. criminal legal system. This in-person program is free to the public, but registration is required. You may register here. About the Book In Get Off My Neck (MIT Press, 2024) Debbie Hines draws on her unique perspective as a […]

  • Before the Movement

    The Baton Foundation will host a conversation about the hidden history of Black civil rights. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book In a brilliant rethinking of civil rights, Dylan C. Penningroth’s Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights (Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2023) changes the […]

  • Blackness in Mexico

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the efforts underway in Mexico to recognize African-descendant Mexicans as a distinct cultural group. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book Through historical and ethnographic research, Blackness in Mexico (University Press of Florida, 2023), delves into the ongoing movement toward […]

  • The Rage of Innocence

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the day-to-day brutalities endured by Black youth growing up under constant police surveillance and the persistent threat of physical and psychological abuse. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book Drawing upon twenty-five years of experience representing young people in Washington, […]

  • The Nation That Never Was

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the enduring myth of the so-called American story. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book […]

  • A New Year, A New Beginning

    The Baton Foundation will host a virtual expressive arts workshop to help individuals ground themselves as we begin a new year -- and a new chapter in American history. About […]