Projects
“In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.” - Toni Morrison
Join Harvard-educated historian, Shae O. Omonijo as she explores the history of people living in the diaspora and how they’ve found and created meaning for themselves beyond the hyphenation of national identities. Sign up below to receive weekly episodes in your inbox!
Making sure they’re no longer footnotes….
Join me, Shae—a Harvard PhD candidate with a passion for the untold narratives—as we dive into the lives of 100 extraordinary Black women who changed the world, one groundbreaking achievement at a time. From trailblazing scholars to fearless activists, each episode shines a spotlight on the brilliance, resilience, and legacy of women you absolutely must know!
This series is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube
Monuments
In the wake of the George Floyd protests in 2020, there was a global reckoning with the lack of diversity in national commemorative landscapes. In particular, monuments dedicated to an imperial, colonial, and oppressive past became the objects of debate. Should we keep them? modify them? or simply remove them?
This project explores how monuments come to be an object of public debate, not just because of the people they represent, but the ideas about race, class, and gender represented in the creation, unveiling, and destruction of these monuments. Taking examples from women’s monuments around the world, this project creates a case for seeing monuments as a reflection of ideals we have all come to worship.