Jayson Maurice Porter

Benne del Sur: Sesame and Black Agricultural History in Mexico

July 9, 2021July 7, 2021 Jayson Maurice Porter 0 Comments
African Diaspora, race, teaching

Few objects embody and communicate histories of land and labor like food. Netflix’s High on the Hog: How African American

The Borders of Black Power

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Adam Ewing 0 Comments
#QuitoSwan, Black political thought, Black Power, environmental justice

*This post is part of our roundtable on Quito Swan’s ‘Pauulu’s Diaspora.’ Dr. Swan will be in conversation with Dr.

The Problem of White-Washing Juneteenth

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 James Jones III 1 Comment
Racial Violence, slavery, South, W.E.B. Du Bois, white supremacy

Juneteenth’s increasing popularity places long-time celebrants in an unenviable position where euphoria regarding Jubilee’s popularity is tempered by the threat

Postal Work and the Struggle for Black Freedom

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Rebecca Brenner Graham 0 Comments
Activism, civil rights, Racial Violence, South, white supremacy

In late 1892, a railroad operator approached activist-journalist Ida B. Wells to inquire why the Black community of Memphis, Tennessee, had been

Gen Z Hip Hop, Rod Wave, and Black Masculinity

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Mickell Carter 1 Comment
Activism, art, Gender, music, Resistance

Early this year, rapper Rod Wave’s album, Soul Fly, entered the music scene with a sharp analysis of contemporary Black manhood.

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