BABEL-2025/2026 Season, 4-Imani Perry
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The Bitter Southerner
Imani Perry speaks about the power of a written letter from loved ones, from April 2025.
BookPage
The article examines Perry’s book, “Black in Blues,” which explores black history, joy, art, and resistance through the lens of the color blue, published in February 2025.
DC Public Library
“Black in Blues,” Author Imani Perry discusses the connection between the color blue and black history, from April 2025.
Harvard University
Professor Imani Perry is appointed jointly as Professor in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, and in African and African American Studies, from 2022.
The Macarthur Foundation: Fellow Spotlight
Excerpts from an interview with 2023 MacArthur Fellow Imani Perry are shared to learn more about her approach to exploring and writing about Black American history and experiences, from June 2025.
NPR
Author Imani Perry explores the South to reveal the soul of America, from January 2022.
NPR
Listen to author and scholar Imani Perry trace the history and symbolism of the color blue in Black history, from January 2025.
PBS Books Author Talk
PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), host a conversation with award-winning Imani Perry, author of "South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation," winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction, from December 2022.
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
In this “Pew Fellow of the Week” series installment, they focus on the artistic life of Imani Perry about her aspirations, influences, and creative challenges.
WHYY
Listen to Imani Perry talk about her book “Breathe,” a letter to her sons about the challenges and joys of being black in America, from September 2019.
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Just Buffalo Literary Center
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Black America
Black History
Blue in History
Blues Music
Race in America