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• Bio: A.J. Boyd is a doctoral candidate studying 20th-century African American history and is interested in the intersection of race, gender, and militarization. Through her research, she considers the significance of Black women’s archival practices in producing an alternative narrative to the popular memory of World War II. A.J. is a co-convener of the "Black Atlantic Writing Group" through the Rutgers Center for Historical Research, where she facilitates an encouraging environment for students to critically engage with each other’s work. In addition to being a teaching assistant for undergraduate students, she has contributed to K-12 history education through middle-school history workshops and researching and writing original textbook chapters on Black New Jersey history. A.J. is a member of the Association of Black Women Historians and a former fellow of the Schomburg Mellon Humanities Summer Institute. A.J. earned her B.A. from Indiana University Bloomington in History and African American & African Diaspora Studies in 2021