Tyler Parry – AAIHS

Diasporic Salutations and the West African Origins of the ‘Dap’

Until recently, the salutations of Black America were an anomaly to mainstream white Americans. The verbal expressions, hand gestures, and

In various corners of the internet, memes circulate about a Black man identified as “Anthony Johnson,” believed to be a

In Lupe Fiasco’s seventh album, Droga’s Wave, he unveils how the historic legacies of transatlantic slavery connect with contemporary Black

In 1970 French author Romain Gary published his novel White Dog, a semi-biographical work that imaginatively recreated the author’s experiences

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