Ashley Farmer

Author, Professor of History & African American Studies

@drashleyfarmer

Ashley D. Farmer is an award-winning writer, researcher, and cultural analyst who explores Black history and its implications today. Her first book, Remaking Black Power, was shortlisted for numerous awards, and she has received awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, and the Whiting Foundation.  Farmer’s ideas and insights have appeared in numerous venues, including Harper’s Bazaar, NPR, The Washington Post, and Teen Vogue. Farmer lives, reads, and writes in Austin, Texas, and is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

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TOPICS: History, Women & Girls of Color, Race

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