Ashley D. Farmer

Biography

Ashley D. Farmer is an award-winning writer, researcher, and cultural analyst who explores Black history and its implications today. Her first book, Remaking Black Power, was shortlisted for numerous prizes. Her second book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and won the 2026 Stone Book Prize. Farmer’s ideas and insights have appeared in multiple venues including Harper's Bazaar, NPR, The Washington Post, and Teen Vogue. Farmer lives, reads, and writes in Austin, Texas, and is an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Sessions

1. What Do We Owe Each Other? Reparations, Ownership, and Legacy

   Thu, Nov 5, 3:25 PM – 4:00 PM CT

   Track Global

   Ashley D. Farmer, Arian Simone, and Damario Solomon-Simmons explore how history shapes opportunity, who gets to build and inherit wealth, and what responsibility we bear to repair past harms.