OP-EDS AND ARTICLES
“Brazil is African Country,” African is a Country, also in Portuguese, “O Brasil é um país africano.”
“Legacies of Slavery Across the Americas Still Shape Our Politics,” Time (Made by History), November 4, 2024.
“An intimate account of the enslaved people sold to save Georgetown,” review of The 272 by Rachel L. Swarns, Washington Post, July 13, 2023.
“The Battle for Africa: Covid Consensus as History of the Present,” review of The Covid Consensus by Toby Green and Thomas Fazi, February 21, 2023.
“The Woman King et la vérité sur la traite négrière,” [in French, translated by Zaka Toto], Zist, October 20, 2022.
with Suzanne Preston Blier, “What ‘The Woman King’ gets wrong — and right — about Dahomey’s warriors,” Washington Post (Made by History) September 20, 2022.
“The Woman King Softens the Truth of the Slave Trade,” Slate, September 16, 2022.
“Museums as Monuments to White Supremacy,” Public Books, February 2, 2021.
“What Comes After the Fall of Pro-Slavery Monuments?,” History News Network, July 12, 2020.
“Pro-Slavery Monuments Don’t Preserve History. They Preserve Racism,” Newsweek, July 7, 2020.
“Toppling monuments is a global movement. And it works,” Washington Post (Made by History) June 23, 2020.
“No, Confederate Monuments Don’t Preserve History. They Manipulate It,” Newsweek, August 16, 2019.
“Dandara e Luisa Mahin são consideradas heroínas do Brasil: O problema é que elas nunca existiram” [in Portuguese], Intercept Brasil, June 4, 2019.
“The History of Black Women Championing Demands for Reparations,” History News Network, May 19, 2019.
“The Century-Long Fight for Reparations,” Washington Post (Made by History, April 28, 2019.
“Nenhum negro foi indenizado pela escravidão no Brasil: Esse debate é mais urgente do que nunca” [in Portuguese], Intercept Brasil, February 18, 2019.
“Brazil’s National Museum fire in context,” HistoryExtra, The official website for BBC History Magazine, September 2018.
“The Mythology of Racial Democracy in Brazil,” OpenDemocracy, June 22, 2015.
“Slavery is not dead: it’s not even past,” OpenDemocracy, May 5, 2015.
INTERVIEWS AND PODCASTS
“Tráfico atlântico de africanos escravizados (séculos XV-XIX),” (in Portuguese) Falando de história, podcast hosted by Paul M. Dias and Roger Lee de Jesus, February 26, 2024.
“The Gift: How Objects of Prestige Shaped the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism,” New Books Network, podcast hosted by Caleb Zakarin, February 11, 2024.
“Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade,“ The Anotida Chikumbu Book Series, podcast hosted by Anotida Chikumbu, January 31, 2023.
“Especialista brasileira em escravidão defende em Paris devolução irrestrita de objetos rituais pilhados de ex-colônias,” (in Portuguese), Radio France Internationale, December 1, 2023.
Museums and Atlantic Slavery, New Books Network, podcast host by Katrina Anderson, August 29, 2023.
Interview on the US Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action in the United States, O Globo, Brazil, June 30, 2023, p. 19.
“Episode 127: Slavery as History and Memory with 2023 Reckford Lecturer Ana Lucia Araujo, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, February 2023.
“Entretien avec Ana Lucia Araujo,“ Michaël Roy and Ana Lucia Araujo, Transatlantica: revue d’études américaines, 2021
Episode 3, “Contesting the Memory of Slavery and Racism,” in Talking Violence by Brad Evans, podcast, October 5, 2020.
“H-Slavery interview by Matthew Dawdy with Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo,” part 1 and part 2, August 27 and 29, 2020.
“Historiadores analisam como derrubada de estátuas se insere na “batalha pela memória” da escravidão e do racismo,” Zero Hora, Porto Alegre, Brazil, June 18, 2020.
“Edward Colston à Christophe Colomb, ces statues qui agitent la mémoire de l’esclavage,” interview by Pauline Bock, Télérama, France, June 14, 2020.
“History, Racism, and Anti-Black Violence in Brazil,” interview by Dr. Audra A. Diptée, History Watch Project, podcast, June 13, 2020.
“‘As manifestações nos EUA podem ser o rastilho de um movimento global. Espero que assim seja,'” interview by Christiana Martins, Expresso, Lisbon, Portugal, June 6, 2020.
“Histories of Violence: Slavery in America,” Brad Evans interviews Ana Lucia Araujo, Los Angeles Review of Books, December 23, 2019.
“Reparations” part of the Radical Imagination podcast series, hosted by Angela Glover Blackwell with Guests Melisande Short-Colomb and Ana Lucia Araujo, November 3, 2019.
Interview about the fire that destroyed Brazil’s National Museum, This Morning, TBS eFM radio program, Seoul, South Korea, September 6, 2018.
“Histoire des réparations pour l’esclavage,” interview by Dr. Vincent Hirribarren, Blog Africa4: Regards croisés sur l’Afrique [in French], Libération, September 3, 2018.
“A reparação aos escravos,” Interview with Ana Lucia Araujo by historians Miguel Bandeira Jerônimo and José Pedro Monteiro, in the Portuguese magazine Visão História, October 2018.
“Hablemos de História” Podcast in Spanish and Portuguese on the book Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History by Ana Lucia Araujo, April 12, 2018.
#OffScriptOn9 at WUS9: Howard University Professor discusses new book Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade with Bruce Johnson, February 15, 2018.
“Reparations NOW: Global and Historical Receipts with Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo,” Truth’s Table Podcast, February 8, 2018.
Interview with Ana Lucia Araujo about her new book Reparations for Slavery, on Dr. Ron Daniels Vantage Point Radio Show WBAI, 99.5 FM, January 22, 2018.
“Protesto de jogadores negros na NFL mostra falácia da era pós-racial,” interview [in Portuguese] by Tori Oliveira with Ana Lucia Araujo, Carta Capital, September 27, 2017.
PARTICIPATION IN RADIO AND TELEVISION SHOWS
“Take Them Down: Row Over Statues Goes Global,” The Debate with François Picard, France, France 24 (video), June 16, 2020.
“A Look at the History of the Statues Being Attacked by Protesters Worldwide,” produced by Alexa Ard, The Washington Post, video, June 13, 2020
“Watch: Statues under attack as Europe confronts colonial past,” article/video by Luke Hurst, Euronews, June 11, 2020.
“États-Unis: 400 ans après, la blessure de l’esclavage toujours vivace,” news report by Fanny Allard, France 24, October 23, 2019.
“Aux États-Unis, le débat persiste sur les compensations aux descendants d’esclaves,” article/video (in French) by Raphael Bouvier-Auclair, Radio Canada, August 26, 2019.
WORDS AND MENTIONS IN NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES
“Reparações coloniais: um “assunto resolvido” ou um legado “atirado para debaixo do tapete”?”, article by Hélio Carvalho, Expresso (Portugal), April 30, 2024.
“Ana Lucia Araujo on Objects as Archives Book Talk: The Gift: How Objects of Prestige Shaped the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism,” article by Sebastian Yard, Yale McMillan Center, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, February 9, 2024.
“L’argent de l’esclavage, débat sur une compensation historique,” article by Julien Vincent, Le Monde, 20 juin 2023.
“Calls for reparations are as old as emancipation. Will global powers finally listen?,” article by P.R. Lockhart, NBC News, December 26, 2021.
“Projetos de lei propõem a retirada de símbolos escravagistas pelo país” [in Portuguese], article by Victoria Damasceno, Folha de São Paulo, July 31, 2021.
“Black women have always led the fight for reparations,“ article by Hannah Good, The Philadelphia Tribune, Jun 14, 2021.
“Tackling Systemic Racism in Maternity Care,” article by Santiago Nariño & Jussara Francisca de Assis dos Santos, Stanford Social Innovation Review, June 21, 2021.
“The Netherlands hosts a new slavery exhibit, as historical debates continue,” article by Rupa Shenoy, The World, June 16, 2021.
“Howard University professor to present “Slavery at Mount Vernon and Monticello” presentation at University of Lynchburg,” article by Ashlie Walter, WFXRtv.com, February 16, 2021.
“Reassessing public art in Europe in light of increased racial awareness,” article by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette, October 26, 2020.
“Irlandeses na América trabalhavam em regime de servidão contratada, e não de escravidão,” article by Pedro Prata, Estadão (in Portuguese), August 26, 2020.
“Confederate Monuments and Other Disputed Memorials Have Come Down in Cities Across America. What Should Take Their Place?,” article by Madeleine Carlisle, Time, July 28, 2020.
“London Banks Urged to Pay Reparations for Historical Slavery Links,” article by Simon Clark, The Wall Street Journal, July 13, 2020.
“The case for British slavery reparations can no longer be brushed aside,” op-ed by Afua Hirsch, The Guardian, July 9, 2020.
“Historiadora da UNESCO defende que monumentos respeitem decisão de toda a comunidade,” Expresso, July 8, 2020.
“As monuments fall, how does the world reckon with a racist past?,” article by Philip Morris, National Geographic, June 29, 2020.
“Como o debate sobre reparações pela escravidão voltou a ganhar força nos Estados Unidos,” article by Alessandra Corrêa, BBC News Brasil, June 26, 2020.
“Estados Unidos: La dureza de cuestionarse a los “padres”, article by Susana Samhan, La Vanguardia Internacional, Spain, June 19, 2020.
“Um monumento em memória de quem foi escravizado, e não de quem escravizou,“ article by Felipe van Deursen, Terra a Vista UOL, Brazil, June 14, 2020.
“Estátuas derrubadas pelo mundo incendeiam debate sobre falta de inclusão na história,” article by Ana Rosa Alves, O Globo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 14, 2020.
“Racismo. O que fazer com o passado que nos dá, article by João Diogo Correiro, Expresso, Lisboa, Portugal, June 13, 2020.
“Quem foi Joaquim Pereira Marinho, o traficante de escravos que virou estátua na capital mais negra do Brasil,” article by Camilla Costa, BBC News Brasil, June 12, 2020.
“Brazilie in opstand tegen racisme,” article by Nina Jurna, NRC.NL, Netherlands, June 7, 2020.
“Pan-Africanists strike out in Martinique,” article by Karen Juanita Carrillo, Amsterdam News, New York City, United States, May 28, 2020
“The Case for Reparations is Nothing New,” article by Mohamed Elnaiem, Jstor Daily, February 27, 2020.
“Mount Vernon discontinues Washington magnet over slave teeth controversy,” article by Justine Coleman, The Hill, February 20, 2020.
“Mount Vernon Stops Selling Souvenir Washington Dentures Over Ties To Slavery,” article by Natalie Delgadillo, DCist, February 20, 2020.
“The Racism Denier in Charge of Defending Black Rights in Brazil,” article by Katy Watson, BBC, February 14, 2020.
“How Ghana’s Historic Homecoming is Changing Africa,” article by Zaina Adamu at CNN Travel, January 13, 2020.
“The 1619 anniversary: Where does the American story begin?” article by Elena Gooray, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 15, 2019.
“Wat helpen excuses mij? De erfenis en de pijn blijven,” article (in Dutch) by Nina Jurna, NRC Handelsblad, July 1st, 2019.
“Dollars Today for Enslavement Long Ago? Georgetown Students Say Yes,” article by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, The Christian Science Monitor, June 19, 2019.
“What you need to know about reparations after the first congressional hearing convened on the topic in more than a decade,” article by Valerie Russ, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 19, 2019.
“États-Unis 2020: indemnisation des Afro-Américains sur l’agenda des démocrates,” article by Tirthankar Chanda, Radio France Internationale, June 19, 2019.
“The House Hearing on Slavery Reparations Is Part of a Long History. Here’s What to Know on the Idea’s Tireless Early Advocates,” article by Arica L. Coleman, Time, June 18, 2019.
“Wreck of Last Slave Ship Found in Alabama,” article by Anne-Marie Bissada, Radio France Internationale, May 25, 2019.
“Aux États-Unis, le retour du débat sur les réparations de l’esclavage,” article by Stéphanie Le Bars, Le Monde, May 10, 2019.
“Reparations for Descendants of the Slave Trade Emerges as Democrats’ Campaign Platform,” article by Stacy Brown, Black Press USA, April 7, 2019.
“Reparations: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?” article by Jonathan Tilove, Austin American-Statesman, April 6, 2019.
“Vogue Brazil Fashion Director Resigns Over Photos that Evoke Slavery Era,” article by Ernesto Lodoño, New York Times, February 15, 2019.
“A Crime Against World Heritage: Experts Mourn Brazil’s National Museum,” article by Alex Morrison, Sotheby’s Museum Network, September 7, 2018.
“What Was Lost in Brazil’s Devastating Museum Fire,” article by Ed Yong, The Atlantic, September 4, 2018.
“Brazilians Mourn Museum’s Priceless Collection Amid Anger at Funding Cuts,” The Guardian, September 3, 2018.
“Móvel com referência a instrumento de tortura contra escravos causa revolta nas redes,” O Globo , article by Sérgio Matsuura [in Portuguese] July 11, 2018.
“Reparations, memorials discussed at conference at UVA,” article by Ruth Serven, The Daily Progress, March 21, 2018.
“Museus levam Benim a discutir papel na escravidão,” [in Portuguese] article by Kevin Sieff, O Globo, February 4, 2018.
“An African country reckons with its history of selling slaves,” article by Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, January 29, 2018.
“The Scholars Behind the Quest for Reparations,” article by Marc Perry, Chronicle of Higher Education, November 14, 2017.
“Reconciling with the Past: Ana Lucia Araujo’s Lecture on Coming to Terms with the Past When Monuments Are Taken Down,“ blog post by Daniel Wright, The Gettysburg Compiler on the Front Lines of History, November 8, 2017.
“O Brasil deveria mudar o modo como lida com a memória da escravidão?” article by João Fellet, BBC Brasil, October 29, 2016.
“Portugal deve pagar indemnizações pela escravatura?” article [in Portuguese] by Joana Gorjão Henriques, O Público, November 9, 2014.
“What Obama really saw at the Door of No Return,” a disputed memorial to the slave trade,” article by Max Fischer, Washington Post, June 28, 2013.
RECENT REVIEWS OF MY BOOKS
“Mémoires transnationales de l’esclavage: À propos de : Ana Lucia Araujo, Slavery in the Age of Memory : Engaging the Past, Bloomsbury Academic” by Michaël Roy, La Vie des idées, January 22, 2021.
“Slavery and a Transnational History of Reparations” review by Guy Emerson Mount, of the book Reparations for Slavery: A Transnational and Comparative History by Ana Lucia Araujo, Black Perspectives, October 16, 2018.
“Books: Prof. Ana Araujo Pens a Comprehensive History of Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade in New Book,” article by Darryl Robertson, Vibe, November 20, 2017.
Review of Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History by Ana Lucia Araujo, review by Jacob. T. Parks, H-Caribbean, January 2019.
“Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A New Book on the Idea of Reparations,” article by Julie Hawks, Black Perspectives, January 5, 2018.
Review of Araujo’s book Shadows of the Slave Past by Renée Ater, Historical Dialogues. April 6, 2017.
“Livro mostra o ‘romantismo tropical’ do Brasil do século 19” blog post [in Portuguese] by Diego C. Smirne, Jornal da USP, October 6, 2017.