Marcia Chatelain, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies, researches issues in African American history including African American migration, women’s and girls’ history, and race and food. Her latest book, Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, received the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in History among numerous other honors. The book examines the intricate relationship among African American politicians, civil rights organizations, communities, and the fast-food industry. She is also the author of South Side Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration, which encompasses women’s and girls’ history and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, as well as black capitalism. In 2016, The Chronicle of Higher Education named Chatelain a Top Influencer in academia in recognition of her social media campaign #FergusonSyllabus. She has held an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fellowship at New America, a National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Fellowship, and an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship.