Keisha N. Blain, a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, is an award-winning historian, professor, and writer. She is the author of the multi-prize-winning book Set the World on Fire and co-editor, with Ibram X. Kendi, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Four Hundred Souls. She is a Professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University and a columnist for MSNBC. Follow her on Twitter @KeishaBlain and on Instagram @KeishaNBlain.