Toward the Preservation of Black Joy in Public Memory
Representations of Black experiences remain frustratingly narrow in public commemoration efforts across the U.S. For many decades, and especially in
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#AAIHS2022 Conference Preview: Everyday Practices, Memory Making, and Local Spaces
Later this week the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) will hold its seventh annual conference on March 11-12, 2022,
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NBA 75 and Black Sporting Memory
The National Basketball Association’s 2021-2022 season is also the league’s 75th anniversary. As such the league is using a variety
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(Re)locating Sites of Memory in Appalachia Through Black Spaces and Stories
“You know, they straightened out the Mississippi River in places, to make room for houses and livable acreage. Occasionally the
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Baseball and Black American Memory
October in the United States means the arrival of the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs. Arguably more than any other
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