Jafari Sinclaire Allen

Jafari Sinclaire Allen is a professor at Columbia University and the director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies.

A photo of late Cambridge professor Jason Arday is pictured along with floral tributes that are attached to the fencing around the Senate House at the University of Cambridge on August 18, following his death at age 41 on August 14.

The Machine That Came for Jason Arday The Machine That Came for Jason Arday

It wasn't a scandal but a machine—funded, transatlantic, and still running.

Aug 20, 2026 / Jafari Sinclaire Allen

Avenida 23 or La Rampa in Havana, Cuba, circa 1959.

The American Fantasy of Cuba The American Fantasy of Cuba

We want to see Cuba as the pleasure colony of the past. Today, it’s more of a country on the brink of collapse.

Jun 20, 2026 / Jafari Sinclaire Allen

The Dismantling of Black Studies

The Dismantling of Black Studies The Dismantling of Black Studies

Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.

May 18, 2026 / Feature / Jafari Sinclaire Allen