The History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital
2018 marks the fiftieth anniversary of a crucial moment for Washington, D.C. On April 4, 1968, following news of Dr.
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The Hidden History of the Civil Rights Act of 1960
You might be asking: “Was there a Civil Rights Act of 1960?” Yes indeed there was. And it was quite
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Chokwe Lumumba and Black Nationalist Convergence
Eight months into his tenure as mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Chokwe Lumumba passed away on February 25, 2014. The sixty-six-year-old mayor
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End the Isolation of Jamil Al-Amin (H. Rap Brown): An Open Letter
The following post is an open letter by Arun Kundnani to the Bureau of Prisons and State of Georgia asking
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A Riot in the Social Order: On Race, Religion, and Power
*A version of this essay originally appeared on The Immanent Frame, a forum of the Social Science Research Council, as part
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