Attack Dogs and the History of Racial Violence
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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Author: Tyler Parry
Top 10 of 2018 – #2 – A Brief History of the “Black Friend”
*Editor’s Note: As the year comes to a close, we’re featuring the ten most popular pieces we published on Black Perspectives. This
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Broomsticks and Material Cultures of Cleanliness in American Slavery
In 1901 preeminent Black Sociologist W.E.B. Du Dois published an essay entitled, “The Home of the Slave,” which detailed his
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A Brief History of the “Black Friend”
In June 2018, two news reports encapsulated a problem in American race relations: a white person says something racist, apologizes
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The Role of Water in African American History
Flint, Michigan continues to confront a water crisis that, by all accounts, is a human tragedy. In 2014, the state of
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