About
Benjamin Talton is Professor of History and Executive Director of Howard University's Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. His scholarship examines African diaspora histories, Ghanaian politics, and US-Africa relations.
Education includes B.A. from Howard University and Ph.D. from University of Chicago.
Research investigates culture-politics intersections in Africa/African diaspora, reconstructing decolonization narratives and examining racial/gender dimensions in historical scholarship.
Recent publications analyze congressional engagement with Africa, Ghanaian ethnic politics, and methodological challenges in diaspora research.
Awards:
- 2020 Wesley-Logan Prize for 'In This Land of Plenty'
Grant leadership: Principal Investigator for $2 million Black Press Archive Digitization Project funded by Jonathan Logan Family Foundation.
Labs/teams: Oversees Moorland-Spingarn Research Center collections.
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