The Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education

Our Soil, Beyond Materiality Opening Reception https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/M5L1b0gMKWtaHsJtRSWUmQ

In The End of Empires and a World Remade, Martin Thomas tells the story of decolonization and its intrinsic link to globalization. He traces the connections between these two transformative processes: the end of formal empire and the acceleration of global integration, market reorganization, cultural exchange, and migration.

Out now in .

Read a free excerpt of this expansive history here: https://hubs.ly/Q04kl9W90

New Article (April 2026): The National and Colonial Questions Revisited: Frantz Fanon and M. N. Roy – Christopher Balcom | The CLR James Journal | To read more, visit here: https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase26?openform&fp=clrjames&id=clrjames_2026_0999_4_1_131

📢 Call for Applications | 7th CODESRIA/ZASB Summer School

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), in partnership with the Centre for African Studies Basel (.unibasel), invites applications for the 7th Summer School in African Studies and Area Studies in Africa.

🎓 Designed for PhD students and emerging scholars, this Summer School offers a unique platform to:
• Engage with cutting-edge theoretical and methodological debates
• Strengthen interdisciplinary research approaches
• Join a vibrant community of African and international scholars

📍 A flagship initiative that places Africa at the center of knowledge production and global scholarship

👉 Apply now: http://codesria.org/7th-codesria-zasb-summer-school-in-african-studies-and-area-studies-in-africa/


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📢 Appel à candidatures | 7ᵉ université d’été CODESRIA/ZASB

Le CODESRIA, en partenariat avec le Centre d’études africaines de Bâle (ZASB), lance un appel à candidatures pour la 7ᵉ université d’été en études africaines en Afrique.

🎓 Destinée aux doctorant·e·s et jeunes chercheur·e·s, cette université d’été offre l’opportunité de :
• Approfondir les débats théoriques et méthodologiques.
• Renforcer les approches interdisciplinaires.
• Intégrer une communauté scientifique panafricaine et internationale.

📍 Une initiative majeure qui place l’Afrique au cœur de la production des savoirs

👉 Postulez ici : http://codesria.org/7th-codesria-zasb-summer-school-in-african-studies-and-area-studies-in-africa/

There are freedoms we enjoy every day that came at a cost most of us will never fully know.

On Memorial Day, we pause not to celebrate war, but to remember those who never came home. We honor the brave men and women who answered the call to serve and gave their lives in defense of our nation and the ideals we hold dear.

Their sacrifice was not measured only on distant battlefields. It is measured in the birthdays they missed, the families they left behind, the dreams they never had the opportunity to fulfill, and the future they secured for generations they would never meet.

This year, as we observe Memorial Day under the theme “For We Are Grateful,” we are reminded that gratitude is more than words. It is a commitment to remember. It is a promise that the lives of our fallen heroes will not fade from our collective memory.

Here in the Virgin Islands, we pay special tribute to the sons and daughters of these islands who wore the uniform of our nation with honor, courage, and pride. Their legacy lives on in the freedoms we enjoy, the opportunities we pursue, and the communities we continue to build.

As we gather with family and friends, attend ceremonies, visit memorials, or simply observe a moment of quiet reflection, let us remember those whose sacrifice made our way of life possible.

To the families who carry the weight of that loss every day, know that your loved ones are remembered, honored, and deeply appreciated by a grateful Territory.

Today, and always, we remember.

For we are grateful.

Read More Here: https://www.vi.gov/governor-bryans-memorial-day-message-for-we-are-grateful/

https://goopenusvi.vide.vi/courseware/lesson/791

Fireburn and Today’s Economy: Understanding Labor Rights Across Time  This module examines labor movements in the Virgin Islands of the United States from emancipation in 1848 through the early twentieth century. Students explore how Afro-Caribbean workers challenged unfair labor systems connected to plantation agriculture, maritime trade, and colonial economies thr...