Dr. Ashley Farmer
is an award-winning and internationally known writer, researcher, and cultural analyst who explores and reports on Black history and its implications today.

Dr. Ashley D. Farmer is an Associate Professor in the Department of History& African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. 

Her newest book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is the first biography of one of the most influential yet understudied activists and thinkers of the 20th century. The book examines Audley Moore’s life and activism from 1898 to 1997 and reveals how she was an important but overlooked architect of the 20 th century and the mother of the modern reparations movement.

Farmer’s first book, Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era is the first comprehensive study of black women’s intellectual production and activism in the Black Power era. Remaking Black Power was a finalist for the Stone Book Award and the runner up for the Darlene Clark Hine Award from the Organization of American Historians. It was name to several must read lists.

Dr. Farmer’s scholarship has appeared in numerous venues including The Black Scholar and The Journal of African American History. Her research has also been featured in several popular outlets including Harper’s Bazaar and The Washington Post. She has provided commentary on national and international media outlets including The New York Times and NPR. 

Numerous schools and foundations including the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Whiting Foundation have supported her research. 

Farmer is also a co-editor of the Black Power Series published with NYU Press and the Black Women History Series, published with UNC Press. Dr. Farmer earned a BA from Spelman College, an MA in History, and a PhD in African American Studies from Harvard University. Dr. Farmer lives in Austin, TX, and tweets from @drashleyfarmer.