Antoinette Jackson, Ph.D.
@AntoinetteJax
I am an applied cultural anthropologist and Professor at University of South Florida. I focus on telling untold stories. My super power- laughter and curiosity.
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National exposure on the important topic of Black Cemetery erasure. Glad to help raise awareness on @60Minutes @BCN_StoryShare
“Not just Clearwater, it’s nationally from New York, all the way out toward Texas, and all the way down to South Florida where these cemeteries had been built over—erased,” anthropologist Antoinette Jackson tells 60 Minutes. cbsn.ws/3AR6U2W
Rest in Power Betty Reid Soskin. You taught us well and were the exemplar of service to the nation. So many lessons learned and shared! kqed.org/news/12068214/…
Rest in Power Dr. Morgan. You fought the good fight, advanced the discipline, and educated us all. Ase.
With heavy hearts we remember Marcyliena H. Morgan, the visionary linguistic anthropologist who recently passed at 75. She boldly pioneered the study of Hip Hop as high art — creating Harvard’s first Hip Hop Archive & Research Institute and championing the intellectual legitimacy
RIP …Jane Goodall’s Thoughts for a Reporter: “…imagine a long, dark tunnel with a little star at the end representing hope. …we’ve got to climb over, crawl under, work around all the obstacles that lie between us and the star.” nytimes.com/2025/10/01/cli… via @NYTimes
#BlackGravesMatter—“…The search for a place to build a shelter in Manhattan resurfaced New York’s often overlooked history of slavery.” They Were Building a Homeless Shelter. But the Land had a Grim Past nytimes.com/2025/09/21/nyr… via @NYTimes
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They Were Building a Homeless Shelter. But the Land had a Grim Past.
The search for a place to build a shelter in Manhattan resurfaced New York’s often overlooked history of slavery.
Wow! 20 years at USF. Started as a tenure track Assistant Professor now full professor and Chair of the department of anthropology. Time flies. Most proud of all the students I have advised and learned from and the many graduates who make a difference wherever they are.
Yes! Congratulations to Berry College African American Cemeteries (Mount Berry, GA)— Two historically African American cemeteries of the Freemantown and Shelton Family settlements founded by formerly enslaved people from 1870 to the 1920s. See blackcemeterynetwork.org/bcnsites/shelt…
ICYMI - this week we announced the 2025 recipients of the National Grant Program, a signature initiative of @savingplaces’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund. 🎁: $3M in grants 🗺️: 24 sites across America Meet the grantees: ow.ly/r4fk50WsBZk
Rest in Power Gwen Henderson a true lover of community and leader in justice for all with an emphasis on the underserved. Thanks Gwen for being a wonderful example of staying in the fight!
Gwendolyn Henderson, who died early Tuesday, touched many lives over her 60 years as a teacher, community activist, public official, bookstore owner and champion for Black culture. wusf.org/politics-issue…
The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season starts on Saturday, Jan. 6, and concludes on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4. Stay safe-nola.com/entertainment_….
A MLK Holiday challenge- Spend the day channeling your energy in uplifting ways. Avoid supporting anything with your actions that would go against the grain of what MLK’s life was about. Don’t lend passive support to something you don’t agree with nor believe in. What’s your plan
Rest in Power—Nikki-Giovanni. You challenged us to see, feel, and care with rhythm and love through your poetry. nytimes.com/2024/12/09/obi… via @NYTimes
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Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81 (Published 2024)
As a writer, she tackled race, gender, sex, politics and love. She was also a public intellectual who appeared on television and toured the country.
Yes! This is what anthropology looks like! What a thrill to be the Keynote speaker for the 2024 AAA conference and to get to showcase the breadth of anthropology and acknowledge the people who have shaped and impacted me along the way. What an honor!
“You cannot be in praxis alone or in isolation.” Dr. Jackson exemplified this statement this evening, weaving together stories and lessons from family ancestors, anthropological foremothers, and inviting Floridian guests to share the stage.
Yes! This is what anthropology looks like in Tampa. Excellent work in community - expanding what we know and how we know in significant ways.
🎙️NEW AnthroPod🎙️ @sharonelana with @AntoinetteJax, @bzarger, and @anthro4justicia @FLInst4CommUnity discussed how anthropologists work in solidarity with marginalized local communities in Tampa, the location for the 2024 @AmericanAnthro annual meeting culanth.org/fieldsights/ey…
Yes! Black History 24x7
Yes! This is what USF Anthropology looks like — two Outstanding Research Achievement awards!
27 University of South Florida faculty members are receiving Outstanding Research Achievement Awards on Tuesday, September 17. ow.ly/xkSG50TnJYp
27 University of South Florida faculty members are receiving Outstanding Research Achievement Awards on Tuesday, September 17. ow.ly/xkSG50TnJYp
Yes. The Other Side of Leisure. Lincoln Beach in NOLA holds rich memories of fun for many and is a reminder of the US history of racial segregation. Abandoned beach, once segregated, revitalized by community activists abcnews.go.com/US/abandoned-b…
Yes! A $750,000 NPS grant to Union Baptist Church in Cincinnati advances preservation efforts for a historic Black cemetery project. See—Death Can’t Bury Their Stories - Cincinnati Magazine. cincinnatimagazine.com/article/death-…
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