A.B. Wilkinson

A.B. Wilkinson is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Dr. Wilkinson has teaching and research interests in colonial North America and early U.S. history, as well as African American history, Native American history, Ethnic Studies, and critical race theory in the Americas.

LATEST ARTICLES BY A.B. Wilkinson

Opinion

‘Somebody else’s babies’ – When Steve King says culture, he means race
March 20, 2017 By A.B. Wilkinson
Iowa congressman Steve King and others may pretend they're not talking about “race” by slyly replacing the word with “culture," but the intent is the same.
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Opinion

What It Means to Become ‘BiRachel’
June 29, 2015 By A.B. Wilkinson
While there is nothing essentially wrong with adopting another culture, Dolezal's deception presents some real social dangers that affect African-American communities.
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Opinion

Freddie Gray, burning Baltimore and constitutional rights
May 8, 2015 By A.B. Wilkinson
While in police custody, Freddie Gray's spine was "80 percent severed at the neck."
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Opinion

Why black and brown lives matter for all lives
March 23, 2015 By A.B. Wilkinson
On Feb. 20, a police officer shot and killed Mexican national Rubén García Villalpando on the side of a highway outside Dallas.
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U.S.

Ericka Huggins calls for continued conversations on race
November 15, 2013 By A.B. Wilkinson
On Monday, Oct. 28th, educator and activist Ericka Huggins spoke to students in an open forum at Laney College in Oakland, California.
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U.S.

Ellsberg warns of “surveillance state”
October 8, 2013 By A.B. Wilkinson
Ellsberg warned that it wouldn't take much to tip it over to a police state, unless Americans grapple with the assault on civil liberties and privacy
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