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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

キーアンガ＝ヤマッタ・テイラー

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
academic, writer, activist, professor
Active Years
2006-
Affiliations
Princeton University (African American Studies), University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship), Northwestern University (faculty)
Memberships
International Socialist Organization (former member), Urban History Association, American Historical Association, American Sociological Association
Influenced By
Angela Davis, Combahee River Collective (Black feminist thought)
Influenced
Younger Black activists and feminist organizers, Scholars working on urban history and housing policy
Nominations
National Book Award (Nonfiction) semi-finalist (2020), Pulitzer Prize for History finalist (2020)

Education

Northeastern Illinois University
Degree: BA
Period: 在学期間不詳（夜間履修を含む）
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: United States
Enrolled in night classes and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree
Northwestern University
African-American Studies
Degree: MA
Period: 在学期間不詳
Year of Graduation: 2011
Country: United States
Earned an MA in African-American Studies
Northwestern University
African-American Studies
Degree: PhD
Period: 在学期間不詳
Year of Graduation: 2013
Country: United States
PhD dissertation later developed into a book

Awards

Cultural Freedom Award for an Especially Notable Book
2016
Work: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
Organization: Lannan Foundation
Result: 受賞
MacArthur Fellowship
2021
Organization: MacArthur Foundation
Result: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2021
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: 受賞
Pulitzer Prize for History
2020
Work: Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Home Ownership
Organization: Pulitzer Prize Board
Result: ファイナリスト

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation

2016 Non-fiction (political/social)

Analyzes the political significance of the Black Lives Matter movement, examining policing, racial inequality, and the movement's possibilities and challenges.

racepolicingblack liberation

Race for Profit: The Political Economy of Black Urban Housing in the 1970s

2019 Non-fiction (history/urban studies)

Examines the role of private real estate and public policy in the 1970s urban housing crisis, revealing structures that undermined Black homeownership.

housing policyurban historyeconomic inequality

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (editor)

2017 Edited volume / essays

Collects and frames writings of the Combahee River Collective, discussing the legacy of Black feminism and its contemporary relevance.

Black feminismfeminist historymovement legacy

Fifty Years Since MLK

2018 Essays / co-authored

Reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s activism and legacy, relating it to contemporary movements and politics.

civil rightshistorical legacypolitical theory

Bibliography

  • From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
  • How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective (editor)
  • Fifty Years Since MLK
  • Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Home Ownership

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly yet accessible argumentative stylestructural analysis from Marxist and feminist perspectives
Recurring Motifs
link between housing policy and racial oppressioncritique of urban space and economic structuresBlack feminism and organizing

Legacy

A prominent voice on race, housing policy, and Black feminism in contemporary America. Influential both in academic scholarship and popular commentary, she bridges activists and scholars.

Academic Societies

  • Urban History Association
  • American Historical Association
  • American Sociological Association

In Popular Culture

  • Contributed to major media outlets (The Guardian, The New York Times, The New Yorker)
  • Appeared on podcasts and public forums, influencing movement and policy discussions

Quotes

  • Black Lives Matter is not just a slogan but a political challenge to systemic injustice.
    Source: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation (book, 2016) (2016)

Trivia

  • In 2017, a clip of a commencement speech led to threats and cancellation of several scheduled talks.
  • Resigned from the International Socialist Organization in 2019.
  • Became co-publisher of the online magazine Hammer & Hope in 2023.