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August 20, 2026 - Old Whaling Church, Edgartown

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Announcing the Fellows Class of 2026-2027

Meet the Fellows
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Now Available!

Transition Magazine #139

Transition 139, The Beautiful Ones, has landed! Read essays on Du Bois, memorials that work and those that don’t, fresh work by your favorite fiction writers, new translations of poetry by N.M. Danish, and more.

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Cover of Transition Magazine, featuring a photo of three young men sitting by a luxurious swimming pool

The Oxford Dictionary of African American English

An exciting project from Oxford Languages (Oxford University Press) and Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African & African American Research is currently underway.

Learn about the ODAAE
A few volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary on a bookshelf

Transition Magazine Issue 139

Essays on Du Bois, memorials that work and those that don’t, fresh work by your favorite fiction writers, new translations of poetry by N.M. Danish, and more

Cover of Transition 139

Du Bois Review Volume 23

Founded in 2003, the DBR provides a forum for discussion and increased understanding of race and society.

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Remembering Marcyliena H. Morgan

1950 - 2025

Statement & Rememberances
Marcyliena Morgan in front of the Hiphop Archive

Harvard’s Walking Tour App Highlights Overlooked History

Visit the Hutchins Center and other sites that center Black history at Harvard

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