On Tuesday, November 4th, 2008, Barack Obama was elected as the first Black President of the United States…
The Black Atlantic is a network of cultures spanning Africa, North and South America, the Caribbean and Europe forged, in the first instance, by the transatlantic slave trade. This timeline records some of the political, intellectual, aesthetic and activist work done in this transnational cultural formation since 1945.
2008
04
Nov
2005
10
Oct

Paris Riots
The Paris Riots occurred after an incident where three North African teens were electrocuted after being chased by police officers in Clichy-sous-Bois…
29
Aug

Hurricane Katrina
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana and Southern Mississippi, leaving thousands of people homeless as almost a million homes were…
2003
12
Apr
2001
11
Sep
1994
07
Apr

Rwandan Genocide
After the assassination of President Habyarimana on April 6, 1994, Hutu forces began murdering Tutsi and moderate Hutu military and political leaders…
1992
29
Apr
1990
01
Feb
Nelson Mandela Freed
After being imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela and F.W. De Klerk reached an agreement in late 1989 to legalize the previously banned…
1989
01
Jan

Looking For Langston
Isaac Julien’s drama-documentary that led to his popularity and combined archival footage of Harlem…